Murphy Elementary School
315 Valley River Avenue, Murphy, NC, 28906-2830 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Murphy Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Cherokee County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 519 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 42 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 36 students
Kind - 88 students
Grade 1 - 68 students
Grade 2 - 81 students
Grade 3 - 71 students
Grade 4 - 89 students
Grade 5 - 86 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian 2% 2%
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 2% 10%
% Black 7% 33%
% White 87% 54%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 40% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 17% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Cherokee County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 13 7
Number of Students Managed 3,854 students 3,192 students
District Total Revenue $33,463,000 $27,390,000
District Expenditure $32,189,000 $27,412,000
District Revenue / Student $8,683 $8,581
District Expenditure / Student $8,352 $8,588
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (28906)
School Zip (28906)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 16,454 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 19% 24%
Population Average Age 45 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $28,211 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.2 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 26 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (28906)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 83% / 17% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. The Learning Center - 71 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Hiwassee Dam Elementary Middle School - 209 students - 4.0 mi. away - view location
3. Martins Creek Elementary/mid Elementary School - 254 students - 4.0 mi. away - view location
4. Peachtree Elementary School - 204 students - 5.6 mi. away - view location
5. Mountain Youth Center - 43 students - 6.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Murphy, Cherokee County, Zip 28906 
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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).

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