Editing Salisbury, Missouri (section)

==Education==
[[File:SalisburyMoSchool.JPG|thumb|Salisbury's second school building]]
The Salisbury R-IV school district provides K-12 education to the town of Salisbury and a portion of surrounding Chariton County. A major renovation and expansion project in 2010 and 2011 added more class space to the facility. Along with classrooms, construction of a tornado-safe multipurpose area including a new gymnasium is ongoing. Athletic teams from Salisbury High School have won multiple Missouri state championships: 1997 Class 1A football, 2001 and 2002 Class 2A softball, 2004 Class 1A boys' golf, 2012 Class 1A girls' cross county,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/PostseasonResult.aspx?alg=12&id=1120|title=2012 Class 1 Girls' Championship Team Scores|publisher=Missouri State High School Activities Association|year=2012|accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref> and 2012–2013 Class 2A boys' basketball.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictWinners.aspx?alg=5&class=2|title=MSHSAA Boys' Class 2A State Tournament Bracket|publisher=Missouri State High School Activities Association|date=9 March 2013|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref>

The first school in Salisbury opened in April 1867, with 108 students. A fire in 1888 destroyed the first school building and it was replaced by a much larger two-story brick structure.<ref name="Historical"/> In addition to the public school, Salisbury Academy, opened in 1888, provided for higher education at what today would be considered a [[junior college]] level. North Missouri Institute, another college-preparatory school, opened in 1891.<ref name="Historical"/>

Salisbury has a [[public library]], the Dulany Memorial Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>