📍 2230 Airport Road, Marble, Cherokee County, 28905
The Oaks Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Marble, Cherokee County. The school has 50 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
The Oaks Academy enrolls 50 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 72% male and 28% female. A teaching staff of 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 44 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 50 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
The Oaks Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
The Oaks Academy 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 50 students, The Oaks Academy is smaller than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote