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Murphy Elementary

PublicGrades -1โ€“5
Murphy, North Carolina ยท Cherokee County Schools
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students516
Student:Teacher12.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch99%
Title INo

Enrollment

How many students attend, and how this has changed over time.

Current enrollment
516
Grade span
-1โ€“5
School level
Elementary
vs 2019
+38 (+7.9%)

Enrollment history

478
2019
386
2020
422
2021
536
2022
516
2023

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2019โ€“2023.

Size context

Typical enrollment by school level.

  • Elementary schools in the US typically enroll 400โ€“650 students.
  • Middle schools typically enroll 500โ€“800 students.
  • High schools typically enroll 700โ€“2,000 students, with larger urban schools exceeding 3,000.