Murray Community School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Murray.

At a glance

310Students enrolled

2Schools

$12,009Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

45%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Murray

Grades PK–5

Murray Elementary School165 students · MurrayThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IA

Math proficiency57%

State average 64.1%

Reading / language arts62%

State average 67.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 91.4% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,009

per student each year · 12% below the IA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration34%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)46%

State43%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

281’20

292’21

298’22

317’23

310’24

Students

White · 95%293

Hispanic · 4%13

Two or more races · 1%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district

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Murray Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 165 students · Murray

C-Public 🏫

Murray Jr/Sr HighHigh · Grades 6–12 · 145 students · Murray

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.