Editing Cherokee County, North Carolina (section)

==Education==
[[Cherokee County Schools (North Carolina)|Cherokee County Schools]] manages 13 schools including [[Murphy High School (North Carolina)|Murphy]], [[Andrews High School (North Carolina)|Andrews]], and [[Hiwassee Dam High School|Hiwassee Dam]] high schools.<ref>{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Randy |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Overcrowded with campuses |url=https://publisher.etype.services/Cherokee-Scout/e-paper-regular-edition/9190D8A58EAD97D5 |work=Cherokee Scout |publisher=Community Newspapers, Inc. |location=Murphy, N.C. |page=9A}}</ref> As of 2025, the school system has a total enrollment of 3,001 students. The cost to educate each local student in the 2023-24 academic year was $14,972. As of 2025, only 24 percent of Cherokee County high school graduates are considered "college or career ready." Thirty-six percent of the county's students are considered "chronically absent."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=David |date=2025-05-14 |title=Let's try to figure out what's best |url=https://www.cherokeescout.com/opinion/lets-try-figure-out-whats-best |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=[[Cherokee Scout]] |publisher=[[Community Newspapers Inc.]] |location=Murphy, N.C. |page=4A}}</ref> As of 2025, 13.2 percent of Cherokee County's annual budget goes toward education.<ref name=":7" />

Higher education is offered at [[Tri-County Community College]] in Murphy.

The [[John C. Campbell Folk School]], is located in [[Brasstown, North Carolina|Brasstown]], an unincorporated village near Murphy. It exists partly in Cherokee County and partly in Clay County. This education center focuses on creative folk arts, music, and dance for all ages.<ref>{{Cite web|title = John C. Campbell Folk School|url = https://www.folkschool.org/|website = www.folkschool.org|access-date = February 23, 2016}}</ref>