School district · Kentucky

Murray Independent

Murray Independent in Kentucky: 4 public schools with 1,946 students and 15.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,257 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,946
Students per teacher
15.3
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,257
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
127
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
324
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

68%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

651 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Kentucky: 42%

70%proficient

+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 99% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

771 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.9K15
$10.0K16
$10.5K17
$11.6K18
$12.1K19
$12.5K20
$13.3K21
$14.9K22
$15.7K23
$15.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
26% · $8.7M
State
50% · $17M
Local
24% · $8.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,472
Support services
$3,859
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.1M
Long-term debt
$15.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Murray Preschool Head StartFree meals for all
Pre-K10515.0——
Pre-K–358914.577%72%
4–864514.765%69%
9–1260717.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
208 S 13th St, Murray, KY 42071
Phone
(270)753-4363
Website