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What tradition at Cherokee County High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
448
High
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 010063000278
Cherokee County High School
910 Warrior Dr, Centre, AL 35960 · (256) 927-3625 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Alabama public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
214 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 22% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cherokee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cherokee County High School
Cherokee County High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County High School this school | 448 | 47.8% | 39.8% |
| Cleburne County High School Heflin | 555 | 47.7% | 31.1% |
| Locust Fork High School Locust Fork | 417 | 46.5% | 40.3% |
| Geneva High School Geneva | 369 | 46.6% | 29.2% |
| Cordova High School Cordova | 451 | 51.7% | 37.3% |
| Ohatchee High School Ohatchee | 391 | 44.5% | 32.2% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cherokee County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #61 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #34 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #129 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #203 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #246 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #224 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #213 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #144 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
448
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 448 | 23.7 | 18.9:1 | 48% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 23.9 | 20.2:1 | 63% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 24.9 | 18.7:1 | 63% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 49% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 27.3 | 17.2:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | 25% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (470 to 448); teachers down 13% (27.3 to 23.7).
About Cherokee County High School
Cherokee County High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Centre, Alabama. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 448 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Within Cherokee County, Cherokee County High School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 3,860 students.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Cherokee County High School. Next come 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Cherokee County High School are from different groups.
The school has 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.9 students per teacher. High schools in Alabama average 17.2:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Cherokee County High School, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Alabama public high schools, Cherokee County High School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In Alabama, Cherokee County High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.8% actual against a predicted 49.3%.
In the wider Cherokee County area, the median household earns about $53,863 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Cherokee County High School shares Cherokee County with 7 other public schools.
Cherokee County High School's closest public school neighbor is Centre Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Cherokee County High School, there are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Cherokee County High School is ahead of the 39.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Cherokee County High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 448, down from 465 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.9:1, from 17.9:1.
This page is set up for the Cherokee County High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,443
Census ACS
Median income
$53,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,860 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Sand Rock High SchoolCombined · 783 students
- Centre Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Cedar Bluff High SchoolCombined · 623 students
- Spring Garden High SchoolCombined · 550 students
- Centre Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Gaylesville High SchoolCombined · 341 students
Other schools in Centre
- Centre Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Centre Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Cherokee County Career Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Centre Elementary School1.1 mi · 665
- Centre Middle School2.0 mi · 450
- Cedar Bluff High School5.0 mi · 623
- Sand Rock High School8.2 mi · 783
- Gaylesville High School9.3 mi · 341
- Collinsville High School13.5 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee County High SchoolHow many students attend Cherokee County High School?
Cherokee County High School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cherokee County High School serve?
Cherokee County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cherokee County High School have?
Cherokee County High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherokee County High School?
At Cherokee County High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cherokee County High School public or private?
Cherokee County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee County.
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