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Murrah High School

Regular School · Jackson, MS

Murrah High School is a regular school school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving grades 09–13 with 1,259 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 13
Enrollment
1,259
Teachers (FTE)
79.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 1,200 95%
White 25 2%
Hispanic/Latino 24 2%
Two or more races 9 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 1,259 628M / 631F

English Language Learners: 10 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 12.0% -23.7pp 35.7% 511
Reading Proficiency 27.0% -8.3pp 35.3% 394
Science Proficiency 24.0% 552
4-Year Graduation Rate 88.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (17)
408 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
517
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
259
20.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
705
56% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,259 100%

Contact & Location

1400 Murrah Drive

Jackson, MS 39202

Phone: (601)960-5380

http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/Murrah

District

JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,930

District enrollment: 18,710

NCES ID

280219000403

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD