Hiwassee Dam Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 122 students
Murphy Middle
65 Middle School Drive, Murphy, NC 28906
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
353
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cherokee County Schools
Cherokee County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 465 North Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina middle 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 Middle
Murphy Middle is a public middle school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 6–8. 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, 353 students were enrolled, with about 15.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina middle school (16.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 465 North Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 353 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Cherokee County Schools
- County
- Cherokee County
- NCES school ID
- 370078001056
Schools near Murphy Middle
All 12 schools in Murphy →
Hayesville Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 301 students
Andrews Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 167 students
Union County Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 641 students
Towns County Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 197 students
Robbinsville Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 243 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.