Murray Jr/Sr High

Murray Jr/Sr High is a micro-enrollment secondary school in Murray, Iowa, part of Murray Comm School District. The school hosts 145 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 69% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Murray Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 310 students; Murray Jr/Sr High is among them.

On demographics, Murray Jr/Sr High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Murray Jr/Sr High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Clarke County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Murray Jr/Sr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Clarke County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,641 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Clarke County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,672 students), of which Murray Jr/Sr High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Murray Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Murray Jr/Sr High comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 70.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Murray Jr/Sr High has fell 14%, going from 168 students in 2018 to 145 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.