Copper Basin High School
Public · Grades 7–12 · 231 students
Hiwassee Dam High
267 Blue Eagle Circle, Murphy, NC 28906
Grades
9–12
High
Students
137
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cherokee County Schools
Cherokee County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hiwassee Dam High
Hiwassee Dam High is a public high school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Cherokee County Schools. The school is located in a remote rural area in Cherokee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 137 students were enrolled, with about 15.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 137 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Cherokee County Schools
- County
- Cherokee County
- NCES school ID
- 370078002626
Schools near Hiwassee Dam High
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Fannin Christian Learning Center
Private · Grades 9–12 · 61 students
Fannin County High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 824 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.