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Schools in Cherokee County, NC

At a glance

Schools

3,130

Students

Districts

Top rankedTri-County Early College High186^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Martins Creek Elementary up 425 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Peachtree Elementary 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Jean Christy Ave.	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 321-4415	330	23	14.3	—	250 (75.8%)	12 (3.6%)	47 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	30.2	1090^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.9%		22.4	1236^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.0%	146					48.2	33.9	52.9				35.7	42.9	51.0				80.4		$12,783	$1,671	$11,111
Andrews High	Public	9-12	50 High School Drive	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 321-5415	229	10	24.0	97.8%	185 (80.8%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	34.3	444^th of 662 public high schools	32.9%		30.3	443^rd of 641 public high schools	30.9%	1	53.8	62.7	38.8	45.8															$14,037	$1,030	$13,007
Hiwassee Dam Middle	Public	6-8	337 Blue Eagle Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 644-5115	122	9	13.5	96.7%	107 (87.7%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	65.6	242^nd of 778 public middle schools	68.9%		67.9	222^nd of 773 public middle schools	71.3%	20								75.0	68.4	51.3				75.0	57.9	48.7		76.9	$13,929	$1,973	$11,956
Martins Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1459 Tobe Stalcup Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2831	137	9	14.6	97.8%	122 (89.1%)	3 (2.2%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	61.6	554^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		36.1	979^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.3%	425					87.5	47.6	57.9				83.3	63.6	57.9				57.9		$14,033	$1,512	$12,522
Murphy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Valley River Avenue	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2424	467	39	11.9	—	386 (82.7%)	11 (2.4%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.0%)	59.4	592^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	60.3%		52.9	692^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	53.6%	100					65.9	65.3	68.2				63.4	63.9	56.1				59.1		$12,640	$1,376	$11,264
Murphy High	Public	9-12	234 High School Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-2426	424	20	20.8	—	340 (80.2%)	13 (3.1%)	36 (8.5%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	44.6	371^st of 662 public high schools	44.0%		51.2	285^th of 641 public high schools	55.5%	86	47.1	66.0	45.7	68.2															$10,724	$1,248	$9,476
Peachtree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Upper Peachtree Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2479	166	14	11.6	97.6%	142 (85.5%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	64.3	512^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.7%		81.5	231^st of 1490 public elementary schools	84.5%	281					66.7	78.3	68.8				60.0	78.3	56.3				50.0		$14,802	$1,757	$13,045
Ranger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Hardy Truett Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 644-5111	264	20	13.3	—	241 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	45.1	823^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.8%		55.3	648^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.5%	175					64.1	38.0	65.0				61.5	38.0	57.5				75.0		$11,981	$1,248	$10,733
Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	65 Middle School Drive	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-0160	353	23	15.4	—	299 (84.7%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	51.7	381^st of 778 public middle schools	51.0%		55.4	322^nd of 773 public middle schools	58.3%	59								56.8	48.7	28.6				51.4	65.0	60.0		81.7	$10,209	$1,096	$9,114
Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	2750 Business Hwy 19	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 321-5762	167	13	13.1	97.6%	131 (78.4%)	3 (1.8%)	21 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	26	599^th of 778 public middle schools	23.0%		43.8	442^nd of 773 public middle schools	42.8%	157								46.4	33.3	26.5				37.5	45.8	49.0		65.3	$9,750	$1,000	$8,751
The Oaks Academy	Public	6-12	4700 East US 64 Alternate	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-6775	43	6	7.4	79.1%	39 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)	23.1		536.4																$16,426	$280	$16,146
Hiwassee Dam High	Public	9-12	267 Blue Eagle Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 644-5115	137	9	15.9	97.8%	127 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	34.3	445^th of 662 public high schools	32.8%		33	424^th of 641 public high schools	33.9%	21	38.9	55.0	48.3	63.2															$12,078	$452	$11,625
Tri-County Early College High	Public	9-12	4700 East US 64 Alternate	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-6775	153	8	18.5	96.1%	112 (73.2%)	4 (2.6%)	24 (15.7%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	70.5	186^th of 662 public high schools	71.9%		83.6	117^th of 641 public high schools	81.7%	69	90.5	85.0	50.0	60.0															$7,830	$280	$7,549
Nantahala School	Public, Alternative	K-12	213 Windingstairs Rd	Topton	28781	Cherokee County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 321-4388	97	8	11.7	96.9%	81 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$21,882	$1,206	$20,675
Murphy Adventist Christian School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	1-8	1584 Old Ranger Rd	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(828) 837-5857	19	2	9.5	—	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Shepherd Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-8	68 Fairfax Dr	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(828) 361-4239	22	4	5.5	—	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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