- Cherokee County (North Carolina) School District
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Cherokee County School District Address 911 Andrews Road
Murphy, North Carolina, 28906
United States
Coordinates 35°05′23″N 84°01′48″W / 35.089722°N 84.03°WCoordinates: 35°05′23″N 84°01′48″W / 35.089722°N 84.03°W[1] Information Superintendent Dr. Stephen Lane Faculty 524 (281 full time teachers) Grades Pre-K - 12 Enrollment 3,820 Telephone 828 837-2722 Website http://www.cherokee.k12.nc.us/ The Cherokee County School District manages the 13 schools in Cherokee County, NC, USA with an enrollment of 3,820 students and a 12.7 student to teacher ratio.[2]
The School Superintendent is Dr. Stephen Lane.[3]
Contents
Schools
Elementary Schools
- Andrews Elementary
- Marble Elementary school, located on Airport Road in Marble, North Carolina, houses children in grades prek thru 5th, and is a feeder school for Andrews Middle School.
- Murphy Elementary School serves grades prek-5 and has approximately 383 students.[4][5][6]
- Peachtree Elementary
Elementary-Middle Schools
Hiwassee Dam Elementary Middle School is a primary school offering grades K-8 located in Murphy, North Carolina.[7][8]
Martins Creek Elementary-Middle School is a primary school with an enrollment of approximately 265 students in grades Pre-K through 8th grade. The 61 acre campus includes playgrounds, hiking trails, mountain biking trails and a multi-functional gymnasium. The school has received numerous awards and distinctions including being in the top 25 Schools of Excellence in the North Carolina ABC program[9], a School of Distinction, a School of Exemplary Growth and was included in PC Magazine's Top 100 Wired Schools in the nation.[citation needed] It is also one of the few schools in the state to be recognized as achieving exemplary growth every year since the ABCs Program began [10][11][12]
Ranger Elementary Middle also offers grades K-8 in Murphy, North Carolina.
Middle Schools
Andrews Middle School in Andrews, North Carolina serves grades 6-8 and is one of only four middle schools in the Cherokee School District. As of 2007 it had an active enrollment of 255 students and a full time teaching staff of 24 teachers giving an average of 11 students per teacher.[13][14][15]
Murphy Middle School is a middle school located in Murphy, North Carolina. It serves grades 6-8, has approximately 350 students.[16][17][18]
High Schools
- Andrews High
- Hiawassee Dam High
- Murphy High
Other Schools
References
- ^ "Free US Geocoder". http://geocoder.us. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ NC Educationbug.org - Cherokee County School District
- ^ [1]
- ^ Official Website
- ^ Murphy Elementary on psk12.com
- ^ Murphy Elementary on Greatschools
- ^ Hiwassee Dam Elementary Middle Homepage
- ^ HDEMS on psk12.com
- ^ North Carolina ABC top 25 Schools
- ^ Martins Creek Elementary Middle School Official Website
- ^ Martins Creek Elementary Middle on psk12.com
- ^ Martins Creek Elementary Middle on Greatschools
- ^ Andrews Middle Home Page
- ^ http://www.greatschools.org/north-carolina/andrews/500-Andrews-Middle-School/ Andrews Middle on Greatschools]
- ^ Andrews Middle School on psk12.com
- ^ Murphy Middle School Official Website
- ^ Murphy Middle on psk12.com
- ^ Murphy Middle on Greatschools
External links
Categories:- School districts in North Carolina
- Education in Cherokee County, North Carolina
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