Murray Independent
Murray Independent is a public school district based in Murray, Kentucky, serving 1,946 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #99 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 486 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $13,340 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.
How Murray Independent compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Murray Independent | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,340 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,209 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $26.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 127 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 379 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 324 | 352 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Kentucky median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Kentucky
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll CountyCarrollton | 1,976 | 6 | $13,920 | 15.6 | #97 |
| Trigg CountyCadiz | 1,954 | 6 | $12,287 | 16.1 | #98 |
| Murray IndependentMurray · this district | 1,946 | 4 | $13,340 | 15.3 | #99 |
| Lewis CountyVanceburg | 1,942 | 7 | $11,583 | 15.4 | #100 |
| Bath CountyOwingsville | 1,936 | 5 | $10,795 | 15.2 | #101 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contoocook Valley School DistrictPeterborough, NH | 1,947 | $23,424 | 9.7 |
| Tecumseh Public SchoolsTecumseh, OK | 1,946 | $9,581 | 16.0 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictKotzebue, AK | 1,945 | $35,081 | 15.9 |
| Breitung Township School DistrictKingsford, MI | 1,945 | $10,665 | 17.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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