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Murfreesboro City Schools, Tennessee

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Murfreesboro City Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 9,402 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Murfreesboro City Schools is a school district in Tennessee (Rutherford County). During the 2024 school year, 9,402 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Murfreesboro City Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Karen Dodd
Barbara Long
Amanda Moore
Jeanette Price
Jimmy Richardson III
David Settles
Butch Campbell2008

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $23,410,000 $2,500 19%
Local: $50,589,000 $5,402 40%
State: $50,950,000 $5,440 41%
Total: $124,949,000 $13,342
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $114,770,000 $12,255
Total Current Expenditures: $106,216,000 $11,341
Instructional Expenditures: $67,923,000 $7,252 59%
Student and Staff Support: $11,117,000 $1,187 10%
Administration: $9,611,000 $1,026 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,562,000 $1,875 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,466,000 $156
Construction: $236,000 $25
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,776,000 $616
Interest on Debt: $1,291,000 $137


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 55-59 25 30 <50 52
2018-2019 53 70-74 40 43 40-59 63
2017-2018 43 55-59 29 35 40-59 54
2016-2017 45 55-59 30 35 40-59 55
2015-2016 40-49 PS >=50 PS 40-59
2014-2015 62 70-74 46 53 60-79 72
2013-2014 64 75-79 50 50 >=50 74
2012-2013 64 80-84 48 51 >=50 73
2011-2012 61 70-74 44 52 60-79 70
2010-2011 54 65-69 36 39 >=50 63

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 40-44 22 25 <50 45
2018-2019 37 45-49 24 24 21-39 48
2017-2018 39 45-49 25 27 40-59 50
2016-2017 38 50-54 25 24 21-39 48
2015-2016 40-49 PS >=50 PS 40-59
2014-2015 49 60-64 32 38 40-59 60
2013-2014 54 60-64 38 38 >=50 66
2012-2013 61 65-69 44 43 >=50 72
2011-2012 62 65-69 45 49 60-79 72
2010-2011 55 55-59 38 41 >=50 64

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 9,402 -0.1
2022-2023 9,408 0.5
2021-2022 9,365 4.7
2020-2021 8,929 -3.2
2019-2020 9,216 3.0
2018-2019 8,939 1.1
2017-2018 8,841 4.3
2016-2017 8,465 0.4
2015-2016 8,432 5.6
2014-2015 7,956 10.1
2013-2014 7,156 -0.7
2012-2013 7,209 -5.2
2011-2012 7,581 4.2
2010-2011 7,261 2.5
2009-2010 7,078 0.4
2008-2009 7,050 2.6
2007-2008 6,870 -2.2
2006-2007 7,020 12.8
2005-2006 6,120 -1.3
2004-2005 6,199 3.8
2003-2004 5,965 2.1
2002-2003 5,837 0.3
2001-2002 5,819 2.7
2000-2001 5,663 -2.0
1999-2000 5,774 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Murfreesboro City Schools (%) Tennessee K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.5 2.1
Black 25.7 20.5
Hispanic 18.1 14.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 8.8 4.7
White 43.7 57.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Murfreesboro City Schools had 637.85 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.74.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.00
Kindergarten: 72.75
Elementary: 552.10
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 637.85

Murfreesboro City Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 41.00
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 13.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 353.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 31.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.00
Library/Media Support: 13.00
Student Support Services: 51.00
Other Support Services: 221.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Murfreesboro City Schools operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Black Fox Elementary861PK-6
Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School342KG-6
Cason Lane Academy869PK-6
Discovery School391PK-6
Erma Siegel Elementary856PK-5
Hobgood Elementary623KG-6
John Pittard Elementary834PK-6
Mitchell-Neilson Elementary638PK-6
Northfield Elementary712PK-6
Overall Creek Elementary993KG-6
Reeves-Rogers Elementary355KG-5
Salem Elementary School965PK-6
Scales Elementary School963KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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