Murray County Central High School

Murray County Central High School is a four-year high school of reasonably sized scale in SLAYTON, Minnesota, one of the schools within Murray County Central Schools, educateing 328 students in grades 7 through 12.

Murray County Central High School is one of 3 schools operated by Murray County Central Schools, a district that serves 721 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Murray County Central High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Murray County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Murray County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Murray County Central High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 43.3%.

In the broader community, Murray County reports that median household income runs about $74,033, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Murray County Central High School is one of 6 public schools in Murray County (combined enrollment of about 1,057 students).

The closest other public school is Murray County Central Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Murray County Central High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Murray County Central High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Murray County Central High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 328). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Murray County Central High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.