Cherokee Charter Academy

Cherokee Charter Academy is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Canton, Georgia, overseen by State Specialty Schools I- Cherokee Charter Academy. The school educates 611 students in grades K through 8.

Cherokee Charter Academy is a school of State Specialty Schools I- Cherokee Charter Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Cherokee Charter Academy shows that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cherokee Charter Academy has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at Cherokee Charter Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cherokee County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, Cherokee County reports that median household income runs about $108,115, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cherokee County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,642 students), of which Cherokee Charter Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sixes Elementary School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, Cherokee Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count decreased 28%: 847 students in 2018 compared to 611 in 2024. White enrollment moved from 70% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Cherokee Charter Academy community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.