📍 930 Marietta Hwy, Canton, Cherokee County, 30114
Cherokee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Canton, Cherokee County. The school has 2,937 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 192.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cherokee High School enrolls 2,937 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 192.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,573 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 994 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 241 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 103 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 24 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,116 of the school's 2,937 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 944 qualify for free lunch and 172 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cherokee High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 23.
Cherokee High School is one of 37 schools in Cherokee County, based in Canton, Georgia. The district serves 42,031 students district-wide and employs 2,974 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,937 students, Cherokee High School is larger than the district average of about 1,136 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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