Murray Community School District | |
Type: | Public |
Grades: | K12 |
Region: | Clarke, Union, and Decatur counties |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Murray, Iowa |
Superintendent: | Tim Kuehl |
Schools: | 2 |
Budget: | $4,292,000[1] |
Us Nces District Id: | 1920100 |
Students: | 298 (2022-23) |
Teachers: | 26.26 FTE |
Staff: | 27.36 FTE |
Ratio: | 11.35 |
Conference: | Bluegrass |
Mascot: | Mustang |
Colors: | Purple, Gold, and White |
The Murray Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Murray, Iowa.
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.
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. 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.
The school's mascot is the Mustang. Its colors are purple, gold, and white.
The district operates two schools in a single facility at 216 Sherman Street in Murray:
The Mustangs compete in the Bluegrass Conference, including the following sports: