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Murray Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Murray.

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

Students
1,946
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,282
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$14.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Murray Independent School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $14.5M, about $7,443 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Murray 18,964

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Murray. Grade by grade →

PK–3Murray Elementary SchoolThis district
4–8Murray Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Murray High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency66%
State average 37.8% · 908 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 44.7% · 907 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 91.4% · 117 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
$15,282 per student · 4% above KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 25%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 50%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,783’20
1,771’21
1,849’22
1,912’23
1,946’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 8%Black 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Murray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Murray
A
589 students15:1
Murray Preschool Head Start
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Murray
105 students15:1
Murray Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Murray
A+
645 students15:1
Murray High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Murray
A
607 students17:1

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.