Murray Community School District

Public school district in Murray, Iowa, United States

41°02′21″N 93°57′15″W / 41.039061°N 93.954244°W / 41.039061; -93.954244

Murray Community School District
Location
Murray, Iowa Clarke, Union, and Decatur counties United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K–12
Superintendent	Tim Kuehl
Schools	2
Budget	$4,292,000^[1]
NCES District ID	1920100^[1]
Students and staff
Students	298 (2022-23)^[1]
Teachers	26.26 FTE^[1]
Staff	27.36 FTE^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.35^[1]
Athletic conference	Bluegrass
District mascot	Mustang
Colors	Purple, Gold, and White
Other information
Website	www.murraycsd.org

The Murray Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Murray, Iowa.

Location

The district is mainly in western Clarke County, with smaller areas in Union and Decatur counties. The district serves the city of Murray, and surrounding rural areas.^[2]

Governance

As of July 1, 2020, the (a) East Union (EUCSD) and (b) Murray Community School Districts (MCSD) have a 50/50 shared Superintendent agreement. Tim Kuehl (né Timothy Gary Kuehl; born 1970) became superintendent July 1, 2021.

Both Districts are among Iowa's 104 public school districts (of 327) with enrollments of 500 or fewer, according to the Iowa Department of Education (December 2021) → EUCSD had 480 → MCSD had 269.^[3] Effective August 23, 2024, the Boards of both districts, EUCSD and MCSD, approved a four-day school week with the aim of, among other things, improving teacher recruitment and retention, allowing more time for curricular planning, and improving student attendence.^[4]

Mascot

The school's mascot is the Mustang. Its colors are purple, gold, and white.

Schools

The district operates two schools in a single facility at 216 Sherman Street in Murray:^[5]

Murray Elementary School
Murray High School

Murray High School

Athletics

The Mustangs compete in the Bluegrass Conference, including the following sports:^[6]

Volleyball
Football (8-man)
Basketball (boys and girls)
Wrestling (as East Union-Murray)
Track and Field (boys and girls)
Golf (girls, as East Union-Murray)
Baseball
Softball

Bibliography

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Murray Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "Iowa Department of Education", 2022–2023.
^ Mensching, April 2, 2022.
^ Creston News Advertiser, March 31, 2023.
^ "District Detail".
^ "Blue Grass Conference".

References

"Bluegrass Conference". Bluegrass Conference. Retrieved August 4, 2020. .

Creston News Advertiser: "Murray Schedules 4-Day School Week". Creston, Iowa: Shaw Media. March 31, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2024. . OCLC 1097114012 (all editions).

"District Detail for Murray Community School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 12, 2021. NCES District ID: 1920100. .

"Iowa Department of Education School District Boundary Verification, 2022–2023 – Murray". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020. .

Mensching, Leah McBride (née Leah Renee McBride; born 1981; married to Ryan Christopher Mensching) (April 2, 2022). Muller, Lyle Edward (born 1953) (ed.). "List of Iowa Districts With 500 or Fewer Students". Iowa City: The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism–IowaWatch.org. Distributed by Newstex, LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2024 – via Investigate Midwest.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) ProQuest 2646000736 (US Newsstream database); OCLC 1329894847; OCLC 1035079117 (all editions).