Editing Salem, South Dakota (section)

== Community ==

=== Education ===
Salem, South Dakota is home to one public school and one private school. Public school McCook Central teaches students from kindergarten to high school, while Saint Mary's private school teaches kindergarten to eighth grade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mccookcentral.k12.sd.us/|title=McCook Central School District|website=www.mccookcentral.k12.sd.us|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref>

McCook Central High School had a student to teacher ratio of 13:1 and had 111 students enrolled in the 2013–14 school year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=McCook Central High School|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/south-dakota/districts/mccook-central-school-district-43-7/mccook-central-high-school-17761}}</ref> The high school's student body makeup for the 2013–14 school year was 49% male and 51% female. The public school has been under construction for over a year and its $7.1 million building project will soon be completed. The new building will house the middle school and high school students at the school. The new building will be replacing the original school which was built in 1924. The new school will have a stage, performing arts center, commons areas, classrooms, offices, and bathrooms.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/4164950-work-nearly-complete-mccook-central-7-million-project|title=Work nearly complete on McCook Central $7 million project|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref> The most-popular student activities at the public school are [[Future Farmers of America|FFA]], band, chorus, and sports.

==== High school athletics ====
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* Boys basketball
* Girls basketball
* Football
* Volleyball
* Wrestling
* Bowling
* Archery
* Track and field
* Baseball
* Girls golf
* Boys golf
* Girls cross country
* Boys cross country 
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=== Entertainment/recreation ===
Salem has a country club with a nine-hole golf course, a bowling alley, three parks, a swimming pool, track, football field, gym, yoga,{{clarify|date=August 2017}} baseball diamond, and two softball diamonds. Salem also has a community library.