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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 15% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 32.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Where MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #92 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #27 of 132 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #152 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #173 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.4:1 | #94 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #148 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #59 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #86 of 105 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 5.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 313 | 42.4 | 7.4:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 45.1 | 7.2:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 39 | 7.6:1 | 71% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 54 | 5.9:1 | 67% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 31.1 | 9.8:1 | 50% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 28 | 11.2:1 | 64% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 28 | 8.8:1 | 51% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 32 | 8.5:1 | 33% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL.
About MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
The public high school MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is located in MURFREESBORO, Arkansas. Enrollment stands at 313 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That is 39% below the average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL. It has 2 schools and 696 students.
Of every 100 students at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL, about 83 are White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Pike County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
On staff are 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.4:1. The average for high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 99% of students at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pike County average 83%.
Test results at MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL are 10.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.6% actual, 23.0% predicted).
The county, Pike County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $49,269 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Pike County has 7 public schools with about 2,093 students, including MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL.
MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL. The nearest schools with test data average 34.0%, higher than MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL's 33.6%.
MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 320 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 313. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 5.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.4:1.
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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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