Cherokee County High School

As a modestly sized four-year high school in Centre, Alabama, Cherokee County High School caters to 448 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Cherokee County. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 682.

Cherokee County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,860 students. Cherokee County High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Cherokee County High School shows that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Cherokee County High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cherokee County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 39.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cherokee County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,863 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Cherokee County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,860 students), of which Cherokee County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Centre Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cherokee County High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cherokee County High School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 448). White enrollment moved from 77% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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