Murphy Elementary (Cherokee County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Murphy Elementary is a Elementary in Murphy, NC. It currently serves 516 students (grades PK-05). 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:516
Number of Teachers: 40
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.90

Location Info

Location: 315 Valley River Avenue, Murphy, NC 28906
Mailing Address: 315 Valley River Avenue, Murphy, NC 28906-2830
Phone: (828)837-2424
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 92
Grade 2 87
Grade 3 71
Grade 4 76
Grade 5 85
Kindergarten 70
Pre-Kindergarten 35
Gender/Sex of Murphy Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 277 53.68
Female 239 46.32
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Murphy Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.19
Asian 7 1.36
Black or African American 15 2.91
Hispanic/Latino 20 3.88
Two or more races 40 7.75
White 433 83.92
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 1.44
Black or African American 8 2.89
Hispanic/Latino 11 3.97
Two or more races 21 7.58
White 233 84.12
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.42
Asian 3 1.25
Black or African American 7 2.93
Hispanic/Latino 9 3.77
Two or more races 19 7.95
White 200 83.68

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 (%)
Black or African American 2 2.17
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.17
Two or more races 6 6.52
White 82 89.13
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 3.45
Hispanic/Latino 5 5.75
Two or more races 9 10.35
White 70 80.46
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.41
Hispanic/Latino 4 5.63
Two or more races 4 5.63
White 62 87.32
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.32
Asian 2 2.63
Black or African American 3 3.95
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.63
Two or more races 3 3.95
White 65 85.53
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.53
Black or African American 2 2.35
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.35
Two or more races 6 7.06
White 72 84.71
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.86
Black or African American 4 5.71
Hispanic/Latino 5 7.14
Two or more races 7 10.00
White 52 74.29
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races 5 14.29
White 30 85.71