Murphy High School
Address
234 High School Circle

Murphy, North Carolina
28906

United States
Coordinates35°06′01″N 84°00′59″W / 35.1003°N 84.0163°W / 35.1003; -84.0163
Information
TypePublic
School districtCherokee County Schools
CEEB code342825
PrincipalWendy Leatherwood
Staff34.16 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment431 (2023–24)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.93[1]
Color(s)Black and gold
  
Team nameBulldogs
Websitemhs.cherokee.k12.nc.us

Murphy High School (MHS) is a public high school in Murphy, North Carolina, it serves grades 9–12 and is one of only three high schools in the Cherokee County Schools. As of 2007 it had a full-time teaching staff of 42 teachers giving an average of 12 students per teacher.[3][4] It has a GreatSchools rating of 5/10 and an average community rating of 4/5 stars.[5] In the 2023-24 school year, 431 students were enrolled. The school has a capacity of 746 students.[2]

In May 2020, the Cherokee County Board of Education voted to consolidate Andrews, Murphy, and Hiwassee Dam High Schools. In September 2022, a grant of $50 million was given to the school system for this purpose, but new members of the Cherokee County Board of Education voted to return the money instead.

“Practically all of Murphy High School is in need of dramatic repairs and improvements or a complete replacement altogether,” the Cherokee Scout newspaper wrote in 2023.[6]

Murphy High was voted as the best school in Cherokee County in the Scout's 2023 Readers' Choice awards.[7]

Athletics

Notable alumni and faculty

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Murphy High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Foster, Randy (2023-09-06). "Overcrowded with campuses". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 9A.
  3. ↑ "Murphy High School - School Home". Cherokeecounty.nc.schoolwebpages.com. 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Murphy,Elementary School,Cherokee County, North Carolina". Psk12.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  5. ↑ "Murphy High School - Murphy, North Carolina - NC - School overview". Greatschools.org. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  6. ↑ Brown, David (2023-10-24). "A lost local educational opportunity". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, North Carolina: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 4A.
  7. ↑ "Readers' Choice 2023". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. 2023-11-01.
  8. ↑ Quinones-Belian, Anngee (2023-11-01). "Having a ball reuniting in The Ballroom". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 8A.
  9. ↑ Carl Pickens Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Autoharp. University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved Jul 29, 2020.



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