Murray District
Murray District is a public school district based in Murray, Utah, serving 5,678 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 36 Utah districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 473 students each, about the same as the Utah median of 473. It spends about $9,832 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.0 students per teacher.
How Murray compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Murray | Utah median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,832 | $10,337 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,351 | $6,290 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $65.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $70.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 271 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 666 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 710 | 483 | 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 Utah median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Utah
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah DistrictNaples | 6,687 | 13 | $10,418 | 23.3 | #17 |
| Murray DistrictMurray · this district | 5,678 | 12 | $9,832 | 21.0 | #18 |
| Logan City DistrictLogan | 5,328 | 11 | $9,638 | 20.8 | #19 |
| Duchesne DistrictRoosevelt | 5,309 | 15 | $10,446 | 19.0 | #20 |
| Sevier DistrictRichfield | 4,658 | 14 | $9,236 | 20.3 | #21 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard-Suamico School DistrictGreen Bay, WI | 5,678 | $11,758 | 14.0 |
| Ocean Springs School DistrictOcean Springs, MS | 5,677 | $9,355 | 13.6 |
| Hempstead Union Free School DistrictHempstead, NY | 5,677 | $27,122 | 20.3 |
| Franklin-McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CA | 5,675 | $17,316 | 20.6 |
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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