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Calloway County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Murray and Hazel.

Murray’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Kentucky school districts

Students
3,020
Schools
8
Spent per student
$13,107
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$5.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Calloway County School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.2M, about $1,732 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Murray 18,964Hazel 408

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Murray. Grade by grade →

PK–3Murray Elementary SchoolMurray Independent School District
4–8Murray Middle SchoolMurray Independent School District
9–12Murray High SchoolMurray Independent School District

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 37.8% · 1,505 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 44.7% · 1,503 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 91.4% · 248 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,107 per student · 11% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 30%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 43%Federal 22%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,010’20
3,067’21
3,134’22
3,091’23
3,020’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Calloway County Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Murray
167 students21:1
North Calloway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Murray
A−
596 students15:1
Southwest Calloway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Murray
A
399 students15:1
East Calloway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Murray
A−
310 students14:1
Calloway County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Murray
A−
607 students16:1
Calloway County Alternative Program
High · Grades 6–12 · Murray
110 students
Calloway County Day Treatment
High · Grades 6–12 · Murray
7 students2:1
Calloway County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Murray
A
824 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.