📍 1400 Murrah Drive, Jackson, Hinds County, 39202
Murrah High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 1,326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 73.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murrah High School enrolls 1,326 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 73.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,255 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 2% |
| White | 22 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,326 of the school's 1,326 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,326 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Murrah High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-30, state senate district 29, state house district 70.
Murrah High School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,326 students, Murrah High School is larger than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize