Charles P Murray Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wilmington, North Carolina
Charles P Murray Middle in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 907 students in 2024-25 with 51.7 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
882 students in 2022-23, 899 students in 2023-24, 907 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.0 to 51.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 882 | 54.0 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 52.3 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 907 | 51.7 | 17.6 |
17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 278 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charles P Murray Middle enrolled 835 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 278 of the 835 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions32
- Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.1% of students were White, 8.5% Hispanic, 4.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White81.1%
- Hispanic8.5%
- Two or more races4.0%
- Black3.9%
- Asian2.1%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Middle schools in Wilmington
6 public middle schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment; Charles P Murray Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles P Murray Middle | 907 | 17.6 | 31.3% |
| Roland-Grise Middle | 878 | 16.6 | 32.3% |
| M C S Noble Middle | 690 | 17.3 | 37.2% |
| Williston Middle | 666 | 14.1 | 99.4% |
| Emma B Trask Middle | 611 | 14.9 | 98.5% |
| Myrtle Grove Middle | 600 | 15.0 | 96.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charles P Murray Middle
- Myrtle Grove MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 600 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Roland-Grise MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 878 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
- Compare Charles P Murray Middle with Myrtle Grove MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCharles P Murray Middle is the number 61 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#61 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.17.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Charles P Murray Middle
How many students attend Charles P Murray Middle?
907 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 882 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wilmington, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles P Murray Middle?
17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Charles P Murray Middle a Title I school?
Charles P Murray Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Charles P Murray Middle in?
New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333002594 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.