📍 65 Middle School Drive, Murphy, Cherokee County, 28906
Murphy Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Murphy, Cherokee County. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murphy Middle enrolls 316 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 316 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Murphy Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 120.
Murphy Middle is one of 13 schools in Cherokee County Schools, based in Murphy, North Carolina. The district serves 2,992 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Murphy Middle is larger than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote