Tri-County Early College High
Public high school, grades 9 to 13 · Murphy, North Carolina
Tri-County Early College High in Murphy, North Carolina enrolled 153 students in 2024-25 with 8.3 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (North Carolina: 86.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
129 students in 2022-23, 153 students in 2023-24, 153 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.3 to 8.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 129 | 8.3 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 10.8 | 14.1 |
| 2024-25 | 153 | 8.3 | 18.5 |
18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 North Carolina high schools
Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 137 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tri-County Early College High enrolled 137 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 137 of the 137 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent38.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.2% of students were White, 15.7% Hispanic, 5.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White73.2%
- Hispanic15.7%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Black2.6%
- Asian2.6%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% or more of the 36 students in Tri-County Early College High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 92% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 36 | 264 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Murphy
3 public high schools in Murphy report 2024-25 enrollment; Tri-County Early College High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy High | 424 | 20.9 | 99.3% |
| Tri-County Early College High | 153 | 18.5 | 96.1% |
| Hiwassee Dam High | 137 | 15.9 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Tri-County Early College High
- Murphy HighThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 424 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- The Oaks AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 8.2 miles away: 43 students, 7.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
- Compare Tri-County Early College High with Murphy HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cherokee County Schools spends per student$14,303 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,303
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaTri-County Early College High is the number 507 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#507 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.18.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Tri-County Early College High
How many students attend Tri-County Early College High?
153 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 129 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Murphy, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tri-County Early College High?
18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Tri-County Early College High a Title I school?
Tri-County Early College High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Tri-County Early College High?
90% or more of the 36 students in Tri-County Early College High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Tri-County Early College High in?
Cherokee County Schools, NCES district ID 3700780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370078002892 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.