Murphy Adventist Christian School
Private · Grades 1–8 · 19 students
Shepherd Academy
68 Fairfax Dr, Murphy, NC 28906
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
22
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
5.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Private School
Cherokee County
About Shepherd Academy
Shepherd Academy is a private elementary school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a remote rural area in Cherokee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 22 students were enrolled, with about 5.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Religious affiliation: Christian (nondenominational).
Grades
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Highlighted: grades offeredGrades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Private School · What this means
- Religious affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 22 students
- Students per teacher
- 5.5 to 1
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- County
- Cherokee County
- NCES private school ID
- A1903381
Schools near Shepherd Academy
All 12 schools in Murphy →
Murphy Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 467 students
Martins Creek Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 137 students
Peachtree Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 166 students
Ranger Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 264 students
Carolina Christian Academy
Private · Grades K–7 · 54 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.