The Oaks Academy
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 43 students
Murphy High
234 High School Circle, Murphy, NC 28906
Grades
9–12
High
Students
424
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.9 : 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. 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 Murphy High
Murphy 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, 424 students were enrolled, with about 20.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger 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)
- 424 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 7
- 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
- 370078000323
Schools near Murphy High
All 12 schools in Murphy →
Tri-County Early College High
Public · Grades 9–13 · 153 students
Hiwassee Dam High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 137 students
Hayesville High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 366 students
Andrews High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 229 students
Union County High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 901 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.