Cedar Bluff High School

Cedar Bluff High School is a middle-of-the-pack all-grades campus in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, overseen by Cherokee County. The school educates 623 students in grades pre-K through 12.

Within Cherokee County, which oversees 7 schools and 3,860 students, Cedar Bluff High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Cedar Bluff High School shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Cherokee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cedar Bluff High School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cedar Bluff High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Cherokee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,863 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cedar Bluff High School is one of 8 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 3,860 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gaylesville High School, around 4.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar Bluff High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Cedar Bluff High School's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 623). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 8% to 4%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.