North Murray High School

Located at 2662 Mount Carmel Church Rd, in Chatsworth, Georgia, North Murray High School is a moderately sized senior high that caters to 961 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Murray County.

Murray County runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,585 students. North Murray High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, North Murray High School logs that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, North Murray High School logs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 83% of students at North Murray High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Murray County (around 96%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Murray High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Murray County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,253 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Murray County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,585 students), of which North Murray High School is one.

The closest other public school is Woodlawn Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Murray High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Murray High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

North Murray High School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 1,013 students in 2018 compared to 961 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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