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Cherokee County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,917 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Cherokee County School District is a school district in Alabama (Cherokee County). During the 2024 school year, 3,917 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Cherokee County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lisa Chandler
Corey Colbert
Randall Davis
Nathan Ealy
Lisa McKissick

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Overlapping state house districts

Cherokee County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 39Ginny ShaverRepublican Party 100% 69%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $9,616,000 $2,469 18%
Local: $14,791,000 $3,797 27%
State: $29,545,000 $7,585 55%
Total: $53,952,000 $13,852
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $53,575,000 $13,754
Total Current Expenditures: $47,657,000 $12,235
Instructional Expenditures: $27,153,000 $6,971 51%
Student and Staff Support: $5,538,000 $1,421 10%
Administration: $4,596,000 $1,179 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,370,000 $2,662 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,205,000 $822
Construction: $2,958,000 $759
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,391,000 $357
Interest on Debt: $1,243,000 $319

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 <50 6-9 11-19 11-19 21-39 22
2018-2019 46 <50 30-34 40-49 50-54 40-59 46
2017-2018 49 <50 40-44 30-39 40-44 40-59 50
2016-2017 45 >=50 30-34 40-59 40-44 <50 46
2015-2016 42 >=50 30-34 21-39 35-39 >=50 43
2014-2015 39 <50 30-34 21-39 40-44 30-39 39
2013-2014 39 >=50 25-29 21-39 45-49 30-34 40
2012-2013 79 >=50 70-74 >=80 75-79 80-89 79
2011-2012 79 >=50 70-74 >=80 80-84 >=50 80
2010-2011 80 >=50 70-74 >=80 60-79 >=50 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 >=50 35-39 30-39 21-39 40-59 46
2018-2019 41 <50 30-34 30-39 40-44 40-59 41
2017-2018 45 >=50 30-34 20-29 45-49 21-39 46
2016-2017 38 <50 25-29 21-39 35-39 <50 39
2015-2016 37 >=50 25-29 21-39 35-39 <50 38
2014-2015 41 >=50 25-29 <=20 45-49 20-29 42
2013-2014 45 >=50 30-34 21-39 45-49 35-39 45
2012-2013 86 >=50 85-89 >=80 85-89 80-89 86
2011-2012 84 >=50 70-74 >=80 85-89 >=50 84
2010-2011 84 >=50 75-79 60-79 60-79 >=50 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 PS >=80 >=50 80-89 PS 85-89
2018-2019 92 PS >=50 PS >=80 90-94
2017-2018 94 PS >=80 PS >=90 90-94
2016-2017 95 PS >=80 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 93 >=80 PS >=80 90-94
2014-2015 88 PS >=50 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2013-2014 80 PS >=80 PS >=80 75-79
2012-2013 82 PS 60-79 PS >=80 PS 80-84
2011-2012 74 >=80 PS >=50 70-74
2010-2011 72 PS 40-59 PS >=80 70-74

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,917 0.8
2022-2023 3,886 -0.2
2021-2022 3,895 1.6
2020-2021 3,833 -1.7
2019-2020 3,897 -0.9
2018-2019 3,934 -1.0
2017-2018 3,972 -1.2
2016-2017 4,021 -0.5
2015-2016 4,042 -0.1
2014-2015 4,047 0.0
2013-2014 4,049 -1.8
2012-2013 4,123 0.9
2011-2012 4,087 0.1
2010-2011 4,081 -0.6
2009-2010 4,105 0.5
2008-2009 4,084 -2.0
2007-2008 4,164 0.1
2006-2007 4,158 -0.9
2005-2006 4,196 -0.7
2004-2005 4,225 0.5
2003-2004 4,204 2.5
2002-2003 4,101 2.6
2001-2002 3,993 1.9
2000-2001 3,919 -1.1
1999-2000 3,962 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cherokee County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.5
Black 3.8 31.6
Hispanic 3.6 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 3.0 3.8
White 88.9 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cherokee County School District had 225.48 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.37.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.00
Kindergarten: 18.00
Elementary: 93.50
Secondary: 103.98
Total: 225.48

Cherokee County School District employed 11.00 district administrators and 16.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 16.50
School Administrative Support: 10.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 44.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 12.22
Other Support Services: 117.41

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Cherokee County School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cedar Bluff High School623PK-12
Centre Elementary School663PK-4
Centre Middle School4455-8
Cherokee County Career Technology Center07-12
Cherokee County High School4819-12
Gaylesville High School361PK-12
Sand Rock High School804PK-12
Spring Garden High School540PK-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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