📍 4485 Hickory Rd, Canton, Cherokee County, 30115
Sequoyah High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Canton, Cherokee County. The school has 2,083 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 129.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sequoyah High School enrolls 2,083 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 129.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,459 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 329 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 38 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 2,083 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 87 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.
Sequoyah High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-70, state senate district 21, state house district 21.
Sequoyah 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 2,083 students, Sequoyah 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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