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Murray County High School

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Murray County High School ranks 278 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 39% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Murray County High School in Chatsworth, GA, serves approximately 1,068 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Murray County School District. The school has seen a significant increase in economic need, with the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch jumping from 64.7% in 2022–2023 to 93.2% in 2024–2025, which is important context for understanding its academic results.

One of the school's standout strengths is its graduation rate, which has consistently exceeded the state average—93.1% in 2024–2025 compared to 87.2% statewide. The school also earns high marks for its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 71st percentile statewide (4 stars), a notable bright spot. However, chronic absenteeism is a significant concern: 30.0% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, the highest rate among traditional high schools in the region and well above the state average of 17.7%. This is more than triple the rate at Northwest Whitfield County High School (9.0%) and more than double that at Coahulla Creek High School (12.4%).

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. Algebra I proficiency has improved dramatically, from 13.5% in 2022–2023 to 32.7% in 2025–2026, though it still trails the state average of 48.1%. Biology proficiency has been stable at around 34–36%, while U.S. History performance has been volatile, dropping to 29.9% in 2025–2026. Compared to its sister school, North Murray High School, just 2.5 miles away, Murray County trails in nearly every academic measure—including a 19-point gap in Algebra I—despite serving similar populations. The school also spends less per student ($11,525) than most regional peers. While the school's ability to graduate students at high rates despite economic challenges is commendable, addressing chronic absenteeism and closing subgroup achievement gaps will be critical to improving overall outcomes.

1,068

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,525

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Green Rd
Chatsworth, GA 30705

(706) 695-1414

District: Murray County

Feeder schools for Murray County High School:

Elementary:	Chatsworth Elementary School
	Coker Elementary School
	Spring Place Elementary School
Middle:	Gladden Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Hispanic:

32.6%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

Georgia avg45%

278^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Murray County

97^th of 202Murray County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	278 of 457	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	208 of 451	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	272 of 454	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	261 of 448	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	225 of 431	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	204 of 410	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	154 of 438	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	160 of 428	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.4	178 of 420	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	194 of 426	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	109 of 435	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	53.6	177 of 425	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.3	246 of 425	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	179 of 396	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	166 of 402	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.6	248 of 384	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	233 of 372	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.8	197 of 370	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.0	252 of 358	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	216 of 335	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	51 of 173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	49.2	69 of 180	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.7	142 of 159	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	135 of 141	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	80 of 102	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	297 of 431	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	200 of 438	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	273 of 435	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	252 of 433	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	232 of 430	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	229 of 299	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.8	131 of 312	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	234 of 315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	230 of 308	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	202 of 295	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	250 of 436	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	214 of 442	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	263 of 436	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	261 of 436	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	224 of 427	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	251 of 339	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	261 of 347	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	318 of 344	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	325 of 343	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	263 of 331	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	302 of 334	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	273 of 341	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	314 of 346	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	306 of 343	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	273 of 339	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+31 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology35%-12 vs state

Algebra I33%-15 vs state

United States History30%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murray County High School	Public	9-12	1001 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1414	1,068	65	16.4	93.2%	700 (65.5%)	7 (0.7%)	348 (32.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	31.7	278^th of 457 public high schools	39.2%		44.1	208^th of 451 public high schools	53.9%	70	32.7	34.8	29.9						$11,525	$408	$11,117
North Murray High School	Public	9-12	2568 Mount Carmel Church Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7760	961	64	14.9	83.4%	689 (71.7%)	6 (0.6%)	255 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	44.4	198^th of 457 public high schools	56.7%		41.2	222^nd of 451 public high schools	50.8%	24	51.6	36.8	39.0						$12,976	$512	$12,465
Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Public	6-12	273 Harris Street	Eton	30724	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5355	64	10	6.5	100.0%	42 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (29.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	5.4	440^th of 457 public high schools	3.7%		4.2	444^th of 451 public high schools	1.6%	4	4.0	0.0	8.5
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-3600	141	10	13.9	100.0%	83 (58.9%)	5 (3.5%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	5.5	438^th of 457 public high schools	4.2%		3.8	448^th of 451 public high schools	0.7%	10		4.0	6.7
Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	2735 Underwood Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 272-2309	9	3	3.0	33.3%	3 (33.3%)	3 (33.3%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
The Dalton Academy	Public	9-12	1250 Cross Plains Trai1	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4700	469	51	9.2	58.4%	44 (9.4%)	16 (3.4%)	387 (82.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	16.8	381^st of 457 public high schools	16.6%		16.4	378^th of 451 public high schools	16.2%	3	31.4	22.5	15.8						$19,102	$945	$18,157
Southeast Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1954 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-2753	1,453	88	16.4	94.9%	363 (25.0%)	16 (1.1%)	1,042 (71.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.5%)	39.4	227^th of 457 public high schools	50.3%		29.9	299^th of 451 public high schools	33.7%	72	30.8	35.3	46.8						$12,214	$578	$11,635
Coahulla Creek High School	Public	9-12	3361 Crow Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 694-4900	1,041	57	18.2	79.3%	574 (55.1%)	18 (1.7%)	395 (37.9%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.0%)	36.3	250^th of 457 public high schools	45.3%		41.7	216^th of 451 public high schools	52.1%	34	37.8	35.6	36.1						$12,280	$536	$11,744
Dalton High School	Public	9-12	1500 Manly St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8757	1,919	113	16.9	62.5%	345 (18.0%)	91 (4.7%)	1,387 (72.3%)	54 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.0%)	44.5	197^th of 457 public high schools	56.9%		41.1	223^rd of 451 public high schools	50.6%	26	47.6	45.6	31.5						$12,396	$415	$11,981
Northwest Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 673-6533	1,098	74	14.8	71.4%	629 (57.3%)	17 (1.5%)	393 (35.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	54.1	142^nd of 457 public high schools	68.9%		51.5	160^th of 451 public high schools	64.5%	18	55.6	52.9	36.3						$13,590	$501	$13,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Murray County High School

What is the racial makeup of Murray County High School?

Students at Murray County High School are 66% White, 33% Hispanic.

What district is Murray County High School in?

Murray County

How many students attend Murray County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,068 students attended Murray County High School.

What schools feed into Murray County High School?

Murray County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chatsworth Elementary School
Elementary : Coker Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Place Elementary School
Middle : Gladden Middle School

Is Murray County High School a good school?

Murray County High School ranks 278^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026

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2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)Aug 6, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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