Cherokee County School District, Georgia
| Cherokee County School District |
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| Cherokee County, Georgia |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Brian Hightower |
| # of school board members: 7 |
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Cherokee County School District is a school district in Georgia that serves Cherokee County. It was the eighth-largest school district in Georgia, serving 39,668 students in 44 schools during the 2013-2014 school year.
About the district
Cherokee County School District is located in Cherokee County, Georgia. The county seat of Cherokee County is Canton. Cherokee County was home to 214,346 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1]
Demographics
Cherokee County outperformed the state of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.6 percent of Cherokee County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Cherokee County was $67,928, compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Cherokee County was 8.4 percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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.
Superintendent
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Brian Hightower is the superintendent of the Cherokee County School District. Hightower was appointed superintendent on February 1, 2016. Hightower's previous career experience includes working as the district's deputy superintendent.[3]
Past superintendents
- Frank R. Petruzielo was the superintendent of the Cherokee County School District from 1999 to 2016. Petruzielo's previous career experience included working as an English teacher in Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida and as the superintendent of Houston Independent School District in Texas and Broward County Public Schools in Florida.[4]
School board elections
The Cherokee County Board of Education is a partisan board consisting of seven members elected to four-year terms.[5]
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Election dates
Members of the board are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. Elections are held in even-numbered years.
A primary election was scheduled for June 9, 2020. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020.
Public participation in board meetings
The board maintains the following policy regarding public participation in board meetings last revised in 2013:
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Individuals desiring to appear before the Board must first complete a sign-in sheet, which will be available at the beginning of the meeting. The Superintendent’s designee will provide this form to prospective speakers and be available to answer questions regarding procedures. Any materials the speaker desires the Board to receive related to his/her remarks will be given to the Superintendent’s designee at this time for distribution to the Board. Speakers will be given three minutes to speak before the Board, with the total time during the Open Session not to exceed 30 minutes and the total time for speakers to one agenda item not to exceed 30 minutes. The 30-minute time limit may be extended with a majority vote of the Board. If appropriate, the Superintendent will have a response communicated to the speaker. |
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| —Cherokee County School District's website, (2013) | ||
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Cherokee County School District had an average of $261,428,000 in revenue and $262,085,762 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $165,052,714 in outstanding debt. The district retired $18,716,333 of its debt and issued $30,037,429 in new debt each year on average.[8]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $28,134,000 | 37.52% | $43,795,000 | 58.41% | $3,050,000 | 4.07% | $74,979,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $38,664,000 | 41.92% | $50,529,000 | 54.79% | $3,034,000 | 3.29% | $92,227,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $42,662,000 | 41.61% | $56,850,000 | 55.44% | $3,027,000 | 2.95% | $102,539,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $49,206,000 | 43.83% | $59,239,000 | 52.77% | $3,822,000 | 3.40% | $112,267,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $54,987,000 | 40.77% | $76,144,000 | 56.46% | $3,724,000 | 2.76% | $134,855,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $74,928,000 | 49.07% | $73,012,000 | 47.81% | $4,762,000 | 3.12% | $152,702,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $87,174,000 | 48.05% | $89,485,000 | 49.33% | $4,751,000 | 2.62% | $181,410,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $98,382,000 | 47.95% | $100,675,000 | 49.06% | $6,135,000 | 2.99% | $205,192,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $115,531,000 | 50.39% | $106,922,000 | 46.64% | $6,804,000 | 2.97% | $229,257,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $103,834,000 | 46.90% | $109,748,000 | 49.57% | $7,809,000 | 3.53% | $221,391,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $135,717,000 | 51.63% | $118,255,000 | 44.99% | $8,883,000 | 3.38% | $262,855,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $144,389,000 | 49.59% | $135,014,000 | 46.37% | $11,788,000 | 4.05% | $291,191,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $169,280,000 | 53.49% | $133,305,000 | 42.12% | $13,913,000 | 4.40% | $316,498,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $188,242,000 | 51.85% | $158,435,000 | 43.64% | $16,344,000 | 4.50% | $363,021,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $187,767,000 | 52.20% | $157,055,000 | 43.66% | $14,918,000 | 4.15% | $359,740,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $219,441,000 | 53.96% | $172,489,000 | 42.41% | $14,776,000 | 3.63% | $406,706,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $200,213,000 | 51.10% | $171,604,000 | 43.80% | $19,978,000 | 5.10% | $391,795,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $201,638,000 | 53.64% | $138,053,000 | 36.73% | $36,206,000 | 9.63% | $375,897,000 |
| 2011 | $199,907,000 | 47.97% | $182,509,000 | 43.79% | $34,341,000 | 8.24% | $416,757,000 |
| 2012 | $198,216,000 | 50.17% | $177,421,000 | 44.91% | $19,430,000 | 4.92% | $395,067,000 |
| 2013 | $190,781,000 | 47.26% | $191,873,000 | 47.54% | $20,988,000 | 5.20% | $403,642,000 |
| Avg. | $129,956,810 | 48.14% | $119,162,476 | 47.63% | $12,308,714 | 4.23% | $261,428,000 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
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Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $45,026,000 | 58.36% | $24,556,000 | 31.83% | $5,504,000 | 7.13% | $1,638,000 | 2.12% | $425,000 | 0.55% | $77,149,000 |
| 1994 | $48,776,000 | 53.31% | $30,159,000 | 32.96% | $9,880,000 | 10.80% | $2,236,000 | 2.44% | $447,000 | 0.49% | $91,498,000 |
| 1995 | $54,551,000 | 45.83% | $32,743,000 | 27.51% | $26,813,000 | 22.53% | $4,181,000 | 3.51% | $746,000 | 0.63% | $119,034,000 |
| 1996 | $61,702,000 | 44.63% | $36,331,000 | 26.28% | $35,507,000 | 25.68% | $4,032,000 | 2.92% | $688,000 | 0.50% | $138,260,000 |
| 1997 | $70,416,000 | 49.36% | $42,046,000 | 29.48% | $25,489,000 | 17.87% | $4,697,000 | 3.29% | $ | 0.00% | $142,648,000 |
| 1998 | $77,585,000 | 56.98% | $44,660,000 | 32.80% | $9,718,000 | 7.14% | $4,195,000 | 3.08% | $ | 0.00% | $136,158,000 |
| 1999 | $88,164,000 | 52.15% | $50,871,000 | 30.09% | $23,488,000 | 13.89% | $6,532,000 | 3.86% | $ | 0.00% | $169,055,000 |
| 2000 | $97,119,000 | 53.81% | $55,104,000 | 30.53% | $23,674,000 | 13.12% | $4,406,000 | 2.44% | $192,000 | 0.11% | $180,495,000 |
| 2001 | $108,779,000 | 57.26% | $59,262,000 | 31.19% | $17,096,000 | 9.00% | $4,498,000 | 2.37% | $346,000 | 0.18% | $189,981,000 |
| 2002 | $122,357,000 | 53.07% | $62,191,000 | 26.97% | $40,995,000 | 17.78% | $3,474,000 | 1.51% | $1,545,000 | 0.67% | $230,562,000 |
| 2003 | $133,809,000 | 53.13% | $71,661,000 | 28.45% | $38,073,000 | 15.12% | $6,508,000 | 2.58% | $1,807,000 | 0.72% | $251,858,000 |
| 2004 | $142,404,000 | 50.56% | $73,245,000 | 26.01% | $57,347,000 | 20.36% | $7,194,000 | 2.55% | $1,456,000 | 0.52% | $281,646,000 |
| 2005 | $161,212,000 | 55.90% | $75,995,000 | 26.35% | $42,605,000 | 14.77% | $7,028,000 | 2.44% | $1,576,000 | 0.55% | $288,416,000 |
| 2006 | $182,573,000 | 57.65% | $87,104,000 | 27.51% | $38,773,000 | 12.24% | $6,588,000 | 2.08% | $1,636,000 | 0.52% | $316,674,000 |
| 2007 | $217,064,000 | 54.97% | $95,116,000 | 24.09% | $73,845,000 | 18.70% | $7,108,000 | 1.80% | $1,769,000 | 0.45% | $394,902,000 |
| 2008 | $238,739,000 | 53.30% | $99,532,000 | 22.22% | $96,613,000 | 21.57% | $11,036,000 | 2.46% | $1,977,000 | 0.44% | $447,897,000 |
| 2009 | $236,355,000 | 51.17% | $106,860,000 | 23.13% | $104,707,000 | 22.67% | $12,007,000 | 2.60% | $2,014,000 | 0.44% | $461,943,000 |
| 2010 | $224,586,000 | 53.86% | $105,821,000 | 25.38% | $70,694,000 | 16.95% | $13,983,000 | 3.35% | $1,883,000 | 0.45% | $416,967,000 |
| 2011 | $220,466,000 | 55.82% | $110,698,000 | 28.03% | $46,539,000 | 11.78% | $15,426,000 | 3.91% | $1,805,000 | 0.46% | $394,934,000 |
| 2012 | $217,936,000 | 56.45% | $108,986,000 | 28.23% | $41,806,000 | 10.83% | $15,443,000 | 4.00% | $1,892,000 | 0.49% | $386,063,000 |
| 2013 | $213,187,000 | 54.99% | $108,103,000 | 27.89% | $50,212,000 | 12.95% | $14,271,000 | 3.68% | $1,888,000 | 0.49% | $387,661,000 |
| Avg. | $141,086,000 | 53.46% | $70,525,905 | 27.95% | $41,875,143 | 15.38% | $7,451,476 | 2.81% | $1,147,238 | 0.41% | $262,085,762 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
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| 1993 | $1,125,000 | $0 | $38,008,000 |
| 1994 | $1,195,000 | $52,800,000 | $76,650,000 |
| 1995 | $2,955,000 | $0 | $115,127,000 |
| 1996 | $3,090,000 | $0 | $108,005,000 |
| 1997 | $3,147,000 | $0 | $67,365,000 |
| 1998 | $18,713,000 | $40,560,000 | $89,213,000 |
| 1999 | $10,590,000 | $18,910,000 | $123,293,000 |
| 2000 | $11,415,000 | $0 | $81,640,000 |
| 2001 | $23,178,000 | $0 | $58,462,000 |
| 2002 | $21,118,000 | $72,277,000 | $109,621,000 |
| 2003 | $23,209,000 | $59,677,000 | $146,089,000 |
| 2004 | $13,620,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2005 | $18,240,000 | $0 | $114,229,000 |
| 2006 | $21,210,000 | $31,823,000 | $284,515,000 |
| 2007 | $56,480,000 | $166,915,000 | $276,330,000 |
| 2008 | $21,465,000 | $0 | $264,866,000 |
| 2009 | $11,100,000 | $0 | $253,766,000 |
| 2010 | $22,667,000 | $104,738,000 | $335,837,000 |
| 2011 | $32,926,000 | $39,854,000 | $314,366,000 |
| 2012 | $37,111,000 | $0 | $301,991,000 |
| 2013 | $38,489,000 | $43,232,000 | $306,734,000 |
| Avg. | $18,716,333 | $30,037,429 | $165,052,714 |
Teacher salaries
Cherokee County teacher salaries are based on years of service and teacher certification. A teacher can earn higher salaries by pursuing various teaching certifications. The salary schedule also accounts for experience by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries depending on years of service. The following table details the salary schedule set forth by the Georgia Department of Education:[9]
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| Years of experience | Minimum salary ($) | Maximum salary ($) | |||
| 0-2 years | 31,586 | 48,213 | |||
| 3-5 years | 32,505 | 52,683 | |||
| 6-8 years | 35,550 | 58,974 | |||
| 9-10 years | 38,847 | 60,743 | |||
| 11-12 years | 40,012 | 62,565 | |||
| 13-14 years | 41,212 | 64,442 | |||
| 15-16 years | 42,448 | 66,375 | |||
| 17-18 years | 43,721 | 68,366 | |||
| 19-20 years | 45,033 | 70,417 | |||
| 21+ years | 46,384 | 72,530 | |||
Schools in Cherokee County School District
Enrollment
The district served 14,134 students during the 2013-2014 school year. The district experienced a 7.1 percent increase in enrollment between 2008 and 2014. The following chart details enrollment in the district between 2008 and 2014:[10]
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| Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
| 2008-2009 | 37,052 | N/A |
| 2009-2010 | 38,134 | 3.0 |
| 2010-2011 | 38,567 | 1.1 |
| 2011-2012 | 38,476 | -0.2 |
| 2012-2013 | 39,061 | 1.5 |
| 2013-2014 | 39,668 | 1.6 |
District schools
Cherokee County School District operates 44 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[11]
| Cherokee County School District Schools |
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| ACE Academy |
| Arnold Mill Elementary School |
| Avery Elementary School |
| Ball Ground Elementary School |
| Bascomb Elementary School |
| Boston Elementary School |
| C3 Academy |
| Canton Elementary School |
| Carmel Elementary School |
| Cherokee High School |
| Clark Creek Elementary School |
| Clayton Elementary School |
| Creekland Middle School |
| Creekview High School |
| Dean Rusk Middle School |
| E.T. Booth Middle School |
| Etowah High School |
| Free Home Elementary School |
| Freedom Middle School |
| Hasty Elementary School |
| Hickory Flat Elementary School |
| Holly Springs Elementary School |
| Indian Knoll Elementary School |
| Johnston Elementary School |
| Knox Elementary School |
| L.R. Tippens Education Center |
| Liberty Elementary School |
| Little River Elementary School |
| Little River PreSchool |
| Macedonia Elementary School |
| Mill Creek Middle School |
| Mountain Road Elementary School |
| Oak Grove Elementary School |
| Oak Grove PreSchool |
| Polaris Evening Program |
| R.M. Moore Elementary School |
| Ralph Bunche Center |
| River Ridge High School |
| Sequoyah High School |
| Sixes Elementary School |
| Teasley Middle School |
| Woodstock Elementary School |
| Woodstock High School |
| Woodstock Middle School |
Academic performance
The Georgia Department of Education administers annual tests to students in grades three through eight called the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT). These tests assess the proficiency of district students in five academic subjects including reading, English language arts (ELA), math, science and social studies. The CRCTs are designed to measure progress by students in topics covered by the Common Core State Standards. A student meets state proficiency goals with a score of 800 and exceeds state proficiency goals with a score of 850 or higher. The following tables detail the percentage of students who met or exceeded proficiency levels on the CRCTs during the 2013-2014 school year:[12][13]
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Contact information
Cherokee County School District
1205 Bluffs Pkwy.
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: (770) 479-1871
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Cherokee County, Georgia," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Current and Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Cherokee County School District, "Superintendent," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Cherokee County School District, "Superintendent," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Cherokee County School District, "Board of Education," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cherokee County School District, "Public Participation in Board Meetings," August 15, 2013
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Department of Education, "State Salary Schedule," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Department of Education, "Enrollment by Ethnicity/Race , Gender and Grade Level (PK-12)," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Cherokee County School District, "Schools," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Department of Education, "Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT)," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Georgia Department of Education, "CRCT Statewide Scores," accessed November 13, 2014
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