Tri-County Early College High
Public · Grades 9–13 · 153 students
The Oaks Academy
The Oaks Academy, Murphy, NC 28906
Grades
6–12
High
Students
43
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
7.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cherokee County Schools
Cherokee County
Not graded
Alternative schools serve students whose needs a regular school could not meet, and states hold them to separate accountability rules, so we don't rank them against regular schools. How we grade
About The Oaks Academy
The Oaks Academy is an alternative high school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 6–12. 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, 43 students were enrolled, with about 7.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Alternative School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 43 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.4 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
- 370078002082
Schools near The Oaks Academy
All 12 schools in Murphy →
Murphy High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 424 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
Hiwassee Dam High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 137 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.