Murray County High School
Phone: (706) 695-1414
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- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 9th - 12th
- School Location: A Town Near A Large Urbanized Area
Brief Description
- Murray County High School serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Chatsworth, Which Is Part Of Murray County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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- Reviewed by a Teacher on April 23, 2008 (Rating: 1 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- Once a school with tremendous potential,all this has been squandered away by local demagogues,hayseeds and people consumed by petty politics.A school that has flaunted the rules of a more modern society now must soberly face up to what other schools across the county have been dealing with for years.High dropout rates and low attendance remain as two of the top concerns but the now large Mexican population has exacerbated the entire learning environment resulting in gang fights and other safety issues.
One certainly cannot blame the current administration for the lack of vision by the so-called leaders of the past.Blindly led by a myopic school board dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century by No Child Left Behind that no longer allowed them to wink and nod at state and federal regulations the school finds itself in a real bind academically,athletically,and socioeconomically.They are at a literal as well as figurative crossroads now that they finally realized that neither \"BIGGER\" is better in the size of a school nor that one school fits all in the needs of students.
This school system remains one of the few institutions where the most mediocre people are constantly placed on a pedestal and praised.The good old boy system has flourished for decades and created a vacuum of good people in the system.Hiring only local people has the same effect as inbreeding.It stifles creativity and runs quite low on new ideas.
The good news is they can still sit back and think about the golden years of Murray County High School.Back before they ran off all the good teachers and coaches that put the students first and tried hard each day to make a difference.Yep-those were the good ole' days.Good times.
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Murray County High School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 4
- (7:30 P.M.) Varsity Football Game
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- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 9th Grade: 560
- 10th Grade: 607
- 11th Grade: 497
- 12th Grade: 398
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 4
- Asian: 10
- Hispanic: 283
- Black: 8
- White: 1731
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 1075
- Female: 961
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 51.3%
- All Chatsworth Schools: 61.8%
- All Georgia Schools: 50.3%
Test Scores
- Overall Performance
- GHSGT
2007 Overall Test Score Performance
| Grade | Subject | School Met | District Met | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Grades | All Subjects | 78.9% | 82.8% | 80.0% |
2007 GHSGT Language Arts / Reading Test Score Performance
2007 GHSGT Math Test Score Performance
2007 GHSGT Science Test Score Performance
2007 GHSGT Social Studies Test Score Performance
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Language Arts / Reading | 93.5% | 93.5% | 96.2% |
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Math | 84.4% | 84.4% | 91.7% |
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Science | 57.9% | 57.9% | 73.6% |
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Social Studies | 79.6% | 79.6% | 87.1% |
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School Information
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Private - Number of Students: 2,062
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 126
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 16.4:1
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Nearby Schools
- Gladden Middle School
- 0.2 Mi
- Chatsworth Elementary School
- 0.7 Mi
- Coker Elementary School
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- Spring Place Elementary School
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- Woodlawn Elementary School
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; GA Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools