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What's something Cherokee High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
3,012
High
DISTRICT 1,940 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111000432
Cherokee High School
930 Marietta Hwy, Canton, GA 30114 · (770) 721-5300 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,012 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
191 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
1,390 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
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 | 787 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 836 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 722 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 667 | 22% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
44.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee High School this school | 3,012 | 46.1% | 40.0% |
| Winder-Barrow High School Winder | 1,869 | 51.0% | 35.4% |
| Centennial High School Roswell | 1,643 | 43.0% | 54.5% |
| Jackson County High School Hoschton | 2,222 | 39.5% | 43.6% |
| Flowery Branch High Flowery Branch | 1,304 | 40.6% | 34.6% |
| Etowah High School Woodstock | 2,393 | 34.3% | 54.5% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #192 of 411 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #157 of 417 ▲ 52 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,012 | #11 of 480 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #187 of 413 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #136 of 413 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #325 of 425 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #102 of 226 | 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
3,012
+139 (+5%) vs 2020
+166% since 1990-91, when it was 1,133
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 3,012 | 191.1 | 15.8:1 | 46% (1,390) |
| 2023-24 | 3,011 | 199.2 | 15.1:1 | 45% (1,365) |
| 2022-23 | 2,937 | 192.9 | 15.2:1 | 38% (1,116) |
| 2020-21 | 2,873 | 171 | 16.8:1 | 34% (973) |
| 2017-18 | 2,708 | 164.5 | 16.5:1 | 35% (952) |
| 2015-16 | 2,543 | 151 | 16.8:1 | 39% (985) |
| 2010-11 | 2,081 | 127 | 16.4:1 | 36% (747) |
| 2000-01 | 1,623 | 107 | 15.2:1 | 11% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 1,133 | 75 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (2,708 to 3,012); teachers up 16% (164.5 to 191.1).
About Cherokee High School
Cherokee High School is a large high school with an address in Canton, Georgia. It enrolls 3,012 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 169% more students than the average for high schools in Georgia (about 1,120).
Cherokee County is the local district for Cherokee High School. It runs 37 schools with 42,031 students.
The largest group at Cherokee High School is White students, at 52%. Other students are 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cherokee County residents are about 76% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Classroom staffing at Cherokee High School totals 191.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. That is in line with the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Federal data show 46% of students (1,390) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 37% for public schools in Cherokee County.
On the allk12 Grade, Cherokee High School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Georgia public high schools.
Cherokee High School scores 40.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.5%.
In Cherokee County, median household income comes to about $108,115, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cherokee County counts 38 public schools with about 42,642 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, iGrad Virtual Academy School, is about 1.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cherokee High School is 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 3,012 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,873. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
- E. T. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,675 students
Other schools in Canton
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- Creekland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,503 students
- William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,119 students
Other Cherokee High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cherokee High. Cherokee High School is the largest of the 5.
- Cherokee High SchoolMARLTON, NJ · 2,082 students
- Cherokee High SchoolRogersville, TN · 1,002 students
- Cherokee High SchoolCherokee, AL · 206 students
- Cherokee High SchoolCherokee, OK · 118 students
Nearby schools
- iGrad Virtual Academy School1.6 mi · 210
- William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,119
- J. Knox Elementary2.1 mi · 909
- Teasley Middle School2.3 mi · 1,586
- Indian Knoll Elementary3.3 mi · 881
- Freedom Middle School3.3 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee High SchoolHow many students attend Cherokee High School?
Cherokee High School enrolls approximately 3,012 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cherokee High School serve?
Cherokee High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cherokee High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cherokee High School is approximately 15.8:1 (191 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherokee High School?
At Cherokee High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherokee High School?
Cherokee High School is overseen by Cherokee County in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.