• Our school district was founded in 1855
• In 1955, area known today as Keizer merged with Salem to become part of the school district. 
• Currently, we have 27 schools that are more than 50 years old.
• Our oldest school is Brush College in West Salem (148 years)
• Our newest school is Bush Elementary School (3 years)
• Number of new schools built in the last 10 years: 10 (Thanks to a voter-approved construction bond passed in 1998).