Enrollment
328
High
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 270009001449
Murray County Central High School
2420 28TH ST, SLAYTON, MN 56172 · (507) 836-6184 · Murray County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Minnesota public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
90 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 48%
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 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 16% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 60% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 →
Schools most like Murray County Central High School
Murray County Central High School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Central High School this school | 328 | 27.4% | 43.3% |
| JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC JANESVILLE | 312 | 26.3% | 50.9% |
| MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE | 276 | 28.6% | 40.5% |
| BARNUM SECONDARY BARNUM | 312 | 27.2% | 42.4% |
| PARKERS PRAIRIE SECONDARY PARKERS PRAIRIE | 280 | 26.1% | 34.6% |
| LAKEVIEW SECONDARY COTTONWOOD | 331 | 29.6% | 42.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Murray County Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #146 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #143 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #128 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #245 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #209 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #294 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #322 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #130 of 146 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
0 (0%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 328 | 18.2 | 18.1:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 20.7 | 15.0:1 | 35% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 18.9 | 17.7:1 | 35% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 29% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 24.1 | 13.8:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 29% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 30% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 23% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray County Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (333 to 328); teachers down 25% (24.1 to 18.2).
About Murray County Central High School
Murray County Central High School is a medium-sized high school with an address in SLAYTON, Minnesota. The latest federal count shows 328 students in grades 7 through 12.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Murray County Central Schools totals 721 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Murray County Central High School. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Murray County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Murray County Central High School and a ratio of 18.1:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 27% of students. Among public schools in Murray County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Murray County Central High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Murray County Central High School scores 43.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Murray County show that the median household income is $74,033, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Murray County Central High School is one of 6 public schools in the county.
Murray County Central Elementary is the public school closest to Murray County Central High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.1%; Murray County Central High School's is 43.3%, ranking 4th of 8.
Federal data place Murray County Central High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 328 to 328. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.5:1 to 18.1:1.
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Murray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,097
Census ACS
Median income
$74,033
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,057 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Murray County Central Schools
- West ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Murray County Central ElementaryElementary · 137 students
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Other schools in SLAYTON
- West ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Murray County Central ElementaryElementary · 137 students
- Out-of-State Care and TreatmentCombined
Nearby schools
- Murray County Central Elementary0.0 mi · 137
- West Elementary0.4 mi · 256
- FULDA SECONDARY10.8 mi · 157
- FULDA ELEMENTARY11.0 mi · 179
- WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY16.8 mi · 198
- TRACY SECONDARY17.7 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Murray County Central High SchoolHow many students attend Murray County Central High School?
Murray County Central High School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades 07-12.
Is Murray County Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Murray County Central High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Murray County Central High School have?
Murray County Central High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Murray County Central High School?
Murray County Central High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Murray County Central High School?
Murray County Central High School is overseen by Murray County Central Schools in Murray County.
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