Murrah High School

Murrah High School operates as a high-enrollment secondary school in Jackson, Mississippi, run under Jackson Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,259 students spanning grades 9 through 13. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Murrah High School sits 93% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 35 schools in Jackson Public Schools (16,870 students total), Murrah High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Murrah High School shows that nearly all students (95%) are Black. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Hinds County's rate of about 88%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Murrah High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Hinds County shows median household earnings sit near $49,402, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hinds County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), Murrah High School is one campus in the mix.

Wells APAC Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 1,367 students in 2018 compared to 1,259 in 2025.

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