Enrollment
206
High
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLBERT COUNTY·NCES 010084000333
Cherokee High School
850 High School Dr, Cherokee, AL 35616 · (256) 359-4434 · Colbert County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
131 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 19% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
10.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 High School
Cherokee High School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee High School this school | 206 | 63.6% | 26.9% |
| Phillips High School Bear Creek | 200 | 67.0% | 26.3% |
| EXCEL Academy Anniston | 196 | 60.2% | 18.1% |
| Samson High School Samson | 183 | 61.2% | 22.0% |
| Florala High School Florala | 233 | 56.2% | 29.9% |
| Hackleburg High School Hackleburg | 265 | 58.1% | 44.1% |
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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Colbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #157 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #224 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #84 of 305 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #306 of 319 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #3 of 307 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #209 of 307 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #105 of 317 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #33 of 164 | N/A |
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
206
-25 (-11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 64% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 20 | 10.5:1 | 49% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 48% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 78% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 74% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 62% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 62% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 39% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 16 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (272 to 206); teachers up 11% (18 to 20).
About Cherokee High School
Cherokee High School is a small high school in Cherokee, Alabama, under Colbert County. It educates 206 students in grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 70% smaller than the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.
Colbert County enrolls 2,573 students in 8 schools, including Cherokee High School.
At Cherokee High School, White students make up 82% of the student body. Other students are 9% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Cherokee High School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 10.3:1 comes from the school's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 64% in 2024-25. It compares with 50% for public schools in Colbert County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cherokee High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.9%; the prediction is 37.8%.
Among Colbert County residents, median household income is about $60,628, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 25 public schools in Colbert County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,178.
The shortest distance from Cherokee High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Cherokee Elementary School. By average proficiency, Cherokee High School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 206, 11% below the 231 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.3:1, from 12.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Cherokee High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colbert County
- Colbert Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Colbert Heights High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Colbert County High SchoolHigh · 438 students
- Leighton Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
Other Cherokee High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cherokee High. Cherokee High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Cherokee High SchoolCanton, GA · 3,012 students
- Cherokee High SchoolMARLTON, NJ · 2,082 students
- Cherokee High SchoolRogersville, TN · 1,002 students
- Cherokee High SchoolCherokee, OK · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee Elementary School0.3 mi · 226
- Waterloo High School12.0 mi · 337
- Central High School13.1 mi · 596
- Central Elementary School13.1 mi · 713
- New Bethel Elementary School13.4 mi · 159
- Iuka Middle School13.5 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cherokee High School?
Cherokee High School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 07-12.
Is Cherokee High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherokee High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Cherokee High School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Cherokee High School.
How diverse is Cherokee High School?
Cherokee High School reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherokee High School?
Cherokee High School is overseen by Colbert County in Colbert County.
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