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Murfreesboro School District

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Murfreesboro School District is located in southwest Arkansas. Murfreesboro School District has 219.99 square miles of land area and 5.15 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Murfreesboro School District population is 4,816. Murfreesboro School District median household income is $34,590 in 2010-2014. Murfreesboro School District median house value is $67,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Murfreesboro School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(188 out of 238, bottom 21%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	4,816 (2010-2014), rank #143
Population Growth	61.29% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	21.39/sq mi, rank #173
Median Household Income:	$34,590 at 2010-2014—-2.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #163
Median House Price:	$67,500 at 2010-2014—-10.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #187
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	219.99 sq mi, rank #92
Water Area:	5.15 sq mi (2.29%), rank #64
State:	Arkansas
County:	Pike County
City:	Nashville, Murfreesboro, Delight
Zip:	71852, 71958, 71940

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Murfreesboro School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

6053rd Ave

Murfreesboro AR, 71958, Pike County

Phone: 870-379-2214

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	730	724	769	790	551	525	532
English Language Learner Students:	13	11	13	13	6	4	9
Total Teachers:	64.07	71.05	71.01	86.24	50.00	51.00	48.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	4.12	4.95	3.40	4.54	6.00	5.00	3.00
Elementary:	30.23	32.80	33.70	32.62	18.00	20.00	19.00
Secondary:	26.02	28.67	30.51	45.04	22.00	22.00	21.00
Ungraded:	3.70	4.63	3.40	4.04	4.00	4.00	5.00
Total Other Staff:	63.75	63.00	78.00	84.00	38.00	30.00	46.00
Instructional Aides:	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	6.00	5.00	7.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	1.00	5.00	7.00	3.00	2.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	2.00	3.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.50	2.50	3.00	4.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.25	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	12.00	8.00	11.00	10.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	13.00	16.50	16.00	16.00	7.00	0.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	19.00	20.00	21.00	22.00	8.00	8.00	18.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.39	10.19	10.83	9.16	11.02	10.29	11.08

Schools

Delight Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	621 East Cherry, Delight AR 71940
Murfreesboro Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	605 Thrid Ave, Murfreesboro AR 71958
Murfreesboro High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	605 Third Ave, Murfreesboro AR 71958

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	36%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	45%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	48%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	57%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	71%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	75%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	41%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	53%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	58%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	53%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	72%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	68%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	79%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	46%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	56%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	60%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	63%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	66%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	74%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	38%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	57%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	73%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	58%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	55%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	62%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	58%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	36%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	60%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	51%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	54%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	60%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	43%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	30%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	26%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	45%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	35%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	38%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	47%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	46%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	54%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	42%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	0%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	35%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	41%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	35%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	43%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	34%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	77%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	52%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	71%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	71%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	31%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$9,021,000	$11,731		$10,165,000	$12,867		$5,017,000	$9,105
Federal:	$793,000	$1,031	8.8%	$1,124,000	$1,423	11.1%	$585,000	$1,062	11.7%
State:	$5,483,000	$7,130	60.8%	$6,104,000	$7,727	60.0%	$2,742,000	$4,976	54.7%
Local:	$2,745,000	$3,570	30.4%	$2,937,000	$3,718	28.9%	$1,690,000	$3,067	33.7%
Total Expenditures:	$9,466,000	$12,309		$8,448,000	$10,694		$4,604,000	$8,356
Total Current Expenditures:	$7,153,000	$9,302		$7,942,000	$10,053		$4,265,000	$7,740
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,196,000	$5,456	58.7%	$4,785,000	$6,057	60.2%	$2,629,000	$4,771	61.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$671,000	$873	9.4%	$823,000	$1,042	10.4%	$416,000	$755	9.8%
Administration:	$788,000	$1,025	11.0%	$860,000	$1,089	10.8%	$496,000	$900	11.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,498,000	$1,948	20.9%	$1,474,000	$1,866	18.6%	$724,000	$1,314	17.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,274,000	$1,657		$242,000	$306		$171,000	$310
Construction:	$889,000	$1,156		$16,000	$20		$13,000	$24
Total Other:	$943,000	$1,226		$83,000	$105		$15,000	$27
Interest on Debt:	$86,000	$112		$161,000	$204		$143,000	$260

Total Salary:	$4,293,000	$5,583		$4,807,000	$6,085		$2,630,000	$4,773
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,849,000	$3,705	66.4%	$3,198,000	$4,048	66.5%	$1,778,000	$3,227	67.6%
Other Salary:	$1,444,000	$1,878	33.6%	$1,609,000	$2,037	33.5%	$852,000	$1,546	32.4%
Total Benefit:	$1,164,000	$1,514		$1,262,000	$1,597		$684,000	$1,241
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$760,000	$988	65.3%	$852,000	$1,078	67.5%	$463,000	$840	67.7%
Other Benefit:	$404,000	$525	34.7%	$410,000	$519	32.5%	$221,000	$401	32.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	48.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	51.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.8%	11.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	26.3%	20.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	26.3%	32.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	15.8%	20.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	15.8%	14.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,574.0	$36,672.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,221.0	$29,104.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,973.0	$34,217.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,529.0	$37,004.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$40,759.0	$40,053.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$41,817.0	$40,817.0

* Murfreesboro School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.