Enrollment
313
High
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051032000755
MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
605 3RD AVENUE, MURFREESBORO, AR 71958 · (870) 285-2184 · Pike County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
310 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
29.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
46.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
+9 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 9.8:1
% White
83%
was 87%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of cozy scale in MURFREESBORO, Arkansas, one of the schools within SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 313 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 39% below typical.
Within SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 696 students, MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.4:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Pike County's rate of about 83%.
After controlling for student poverty, MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.0%, the actual is 33.6%, a residual of +10.5 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Pike County) logs that median household income runs about $49,269, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pike County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,093 students), MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 32.2%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Looking at the recent track record. MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 313). Class-load math has tightened: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,115
Census ACS
Median income
$49,269
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 383 students
Other schools in MURFREESBORO
- MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 383
- NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.6 mi · 375
- NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 444
- NASHVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 569
- NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL12.0 mi · 398
- KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL13.5 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL?
MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.4:1 students per teacher at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL in?
MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is part of SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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