Cherokee High School

Cherokee High School, a well-populated 9-12 campus in Canton, Georgia, operated by Cherokee County, serves 3,012 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 169% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Cherokee High School is one of 37 schools operated by Cherokee County, a district that instructs 42,031 students overall.

Demographically, Cherokee High School lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cherokee High School logs 191 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cherokee County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cherokee High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of -13.5 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cherokee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $108,115 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Cherokee County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,642 students), Cherokee High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: iGrad Virtual Academy School, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cherokee High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cherokee High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.9%.

Cherokee High School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 2,708 students in 2018 compared to 3,012 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 66% to 52%.

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