Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle (Cherokee County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle is a Elementary in Murphy, NC. It currently serves 121 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the Cherokee County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Cherokee County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:121
Number of Teachers: 11
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.00

Location Info

Location: 337 Blue Eagle Circle, Murphy, NC 28906
Mailing Address: 337 Blue Eagle Circle, Murphy, NC 28906-9804
Phone: (828)644-5115
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 17
Grade 2 9
Grade 3 16
Grade 4 10
Grade 5 8
Grade 6 16
Grade 7 14
Grade 8 16
Kindergarten 14
Pre-Kindergarten 1
Gender/Sex of Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 64 52.89
Female 57 47.11
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.83
Hispanic/Latino 4 3.31
Two or more races 11 9.09
White 105 86.78
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 4 6.25
Two or more races 7 10.94
White 53 82.81
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.75
Two or more races 4 7.02
White 52 91.23

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 2 11.77
Two or more races 3 17.65
White 12 70.59
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
White 9 100.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races 2 12.50
White 14 87.50
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races 1 10.00
White 9 90.00
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 1 12.50
Two or more races 1 12.50
White 6 75.00
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 6.25
White 15 93.75
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
White 14 100.00
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 1 6.25
Two or more races 2 12.50
White 13 81.25
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races 2 14.29
White 12 85.71
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
White 1 100.00