Salem Elementary (Burke County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Salem Elementary is a Elementary in Morganton, NC. It currently serves 436 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Burke County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Burke County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:436

Number of Teachers: 29

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.25

Location Info

Location: 1329 Salem Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Mailing Address: 1329 Salem Road, Morganton, NC 28655-4835

Phone: (828)437-5901

Website: http://www.burke.k12.nc.us/salem/

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	74
Grade 2	80
Grade 3	59
Grade 4	63
Grade 5	63
Kindergarten	63
Pre-Kindergarten	34

Gender/Sex of Salem Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	226	51.84
Female	210	48.17

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Salem Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	7	1.61
Black or African American	1	0.23
Hispanic/Latino	57	13.07
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.23
Two or more races	38	8.72
White	332	76.15

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	2.21
Hispanic/Latino	28	12.39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.44
Two or more races	16	7.08
White	176	77.88

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	0.95
Black or African American	1	0.48
Hispanic/Latino	29	13.81
Two or more races	22	10.48
White	156	74.29

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.35
Hispanic/Latino	10	13.51
Two or more races	13	17.57
White	50	67.57

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	12	15.00
Two or more races	3	3.75
White	65	81.25

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	5.09
Hispanic/Latino	8	13.56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.70
Two or more races	3	5.09
White	44	74.58

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	3.18
Hispanic/Latino	8	12.70
Two or more races	5	7.94
White	48	76.19

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.59
Hispanic/Latino	7	11.11
Two or more races	11	17.46
White	44	69.84

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	1.59
Hispanic/Latino	8	12.70
Two or more races	2	3.18
White	52	82.54

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	4	11.77
Two or more races	1	2.94
White	29	85.29