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Hiwassee Dam Elementary/middle School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
337 Blue Eagle Circle
Murphy, NC 28906
Phone
(828) 644-5115
District
CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS
County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
112
Classroom Teachers
10

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.1% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Hiwassee Dam Elementary/middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
68%
52%
63%
47%
72%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
51%
61%
51%
46%
50%
54%
51%
61%
51%
46%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
49%
40%
46%
53%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
64%
49%
50%
47%
78%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
49%
76%
49%
84%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
46%
42%
51%
52%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 10 8.9%
Grade 1 14 12.5%
Grade 2 10 8.9%
Grade 3 8 7.1%
Grade 4 12 10.7%
Grade 5 15 13.4%
Grade 6 13 11.6%
Grade 7 12 10.7%
Grade 8 18 16.1%
Total 112 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.5% 89.1% 47.4%
Black 0.0% 2.0% 26.3%
Hispanic 6.5% 7.6% 20.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.6% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.7% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.3% 64.6% 48.0%
Free lunch eligible 97.3% 64.1% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.6% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,515 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 61.1 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.1% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.4% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 30.0% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,371 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.8% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.5% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.2% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.4% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 24.3% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.0% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 14.5% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,032 $22,544,592 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $825 $2,644,950 6.6%
Staff $369 $1,183,014 2.9%
General Administration $109 $349,454 0.9%
School Administration $814 $2,609,684 6.5%
Operation $1,375 $4,408,250 10.9%
Transportation $357 $1,144,542 2.8%
Other $411 $1,317,666 3.3%
Total Support $4,260 $13,657,560 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,280 $4,103,680 10.2%
Total Expenditures $12,571 $40,302,626 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,324 $9,654,142,443 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $877,144,823 5.0%
Staff $341 $521,212,282 3.0%
General Administration $170 $259,230,834 1.5%
School Administration $637 $973,125,983 5.6%
Operation $798 $1,218,189,435 7.0%
Transportation $402 $613,466,359 3.5%
Other $331 $505,953,708 2.9%
Total Support $3,255 $4,968,588,990 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,818 $2,774,971,990 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,397 $17,397,660,278 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%