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Hiwassee Dam High

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Regular School · Murphy, NC

Hiwassee Dam High is a regular school school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 137 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
137
Teachers (FTE)
8.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 127 93%
Two or more races 6 4%
Hispanic/Latino 4 3%
Total enrollment 137 81M / 56F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20-29% 41.9% 31
Reading Proficiency 40-49% 46.9% 33
Science Proficiency 40-59% — 20
4-Year Graduation Rate >=90% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
14 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
34
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
4
2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
64
46.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 137 100%

Contact & Location

267 Blue Eagle Circle

Murphy, NC 28906

Phone: (828)644-5115

http://www.cherokee.k12.nc.us/hdsh/

District

Cherokee County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,715

District enrollment: 3,146

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370078002626

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD