📍 130 Ravensford Dr, Cherokee, Swain County, 28719
Cherokee Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cherokee, Swain County. The school has 625 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee Central Elementary School school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths.
Cherokee Central Elementary School enrolls 625 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 625 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
622 of the school's 625 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 622 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Central Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 119.
Cherokee Central Elementary School is one of 1 schools in Cherokee Central Elementary School, based in Cherokee, Bureau Of Indian Education. The district serves 607 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 625 students, Cherokee Central Elementary School is close to the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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