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Murphy High School
100 S Carlen St, Mobile, AL, 36606-1410 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Murphy High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Mobile County, AL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2464 students
% Male / % Female 46%  /  54%
Total Classroom Teachers 139 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 777 students
Grade 10 - 597 students
Grade 11 - 599 students
Grade 12 - 491 students
This School ( AL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( AL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 1% 3%
% Black 58% 43%
% White 38% 52%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School ( AL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 41% 48%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( AL ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Mobile County School District
This School's Agency ( AL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 117 7
Number of Students Managed 65,195 students 3,104 students
District Total Revenue $488,151,000 $24,323,000
District Expenditure $545,652,000 $24,384,000
District Revenue / Student $7,488 $9,372
District Expenditure / Student $8,370 $8,917
District Graduation Rates 80% 80%
School Notes:
  • S.S. Murphy High School, located in Mobile, Alabama, is a public high school operated by the Mobile County Public School System.
  • History: In 1922, the Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) began to plan for the construction of a new high school that would serve the entire county, as the facilities of Barton Academy were becoming overcrowded with soldiers returning from World War I. Prior to that time Barton Academy had been used as a public school. In 1923, the Mobile County School Board acquired 38 acres from the Carlen family for a site for their proposed high school complex, with room for a student body from 8th to 11th grade. The cornerstone of the school was laid on December 14, 1925, and on April 26, 1926, Mobile High School, later known as Murphy High School, opened. Construction costs totaled $850,000 for the first six buildings with an additional $200,000 spent on the gymnasium and the Olympic-size pool installed in 1930, leading to the local designation of the school as the "million-dollar high school".
  • The school was first known as Mobile High School, but two years after its opening the school's name was changed to Murphy High School in honor of Samuel Silenus Murphy, MCPSS superintendent who directed public education in Mobile from 1900-1926. While still called Murphy High School, the yearbook was called the "Mobile High Annual." At the change of the name to Murphy High School, the workers did not want to change the name of the yearbook. They agreed to shorten the name to "Mohian," or a shortened version of Mobile High Annual.
  • Murphy was selected in 1987 as a Presidential Model School by the U.S. Department of Education, and was placed in 1982 on the National Register of Historic Landmarks by the U.S. Department of the Interior. In 1994, Redbook Magazine named Murphy one of the top high schools in America and one of the biggest high schools in Alabama. In 1997, several Murphy students were featured in Seventeen Magazine.
  • Academics: Murphy attracts students from all over Mobile County. It has extensive offering of courses, including 14 courses of Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate program. Students at Murphy consistently score above the national average on SAT and ACT tests. Earning over $6.5 million in scholarships annually, an average of 65% of Murphy's seniors attend four-year colleges, and approximately 20% attend two-year colleges, including vocational training. From 1990-2003, Murphy had 24 National Merit semi-finalists, and 28 commended students. Nine students earned National Achievement Recognition. Murphy also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
  • School uniform: Murphy students are required to wear school uniforms.
  • Feeder patterns: The following middle schools feed into Murphy: Burns, Calloway-Smith, Denton, Eanes, Hillsdale, Pillans, Scarborough, and Washington.
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About This Zip Code (36606)
School Zip (36606) (AL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 19,007 people 4,219,161 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 30% 19%
Population Average Age 35 years old 35.8 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $29,474 $35,209
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.4 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 53 years old 35 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 59% / 41% 68% / 32%
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