Total enrollment
42,031
+658 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
37 schools in Cherokee County
Georgia · 42,031 students · 5 cities
For families inside Cherokee County, public-school options total 37 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 42,031 (23 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high).
4-year change in Cherokee County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cherokee County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #21 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42,031 | #9 of 172 | #128 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 37 | #14 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #130 of 172 | #5,244 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 36.9% | #163 of 172 | #5,899 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #77 of 160 | #1,927 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cherokee County
State test results across the district's 36 scored schools run from River Ridge High School at 75.1% proficient to William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School at 36.1%, a gap of 39.0 points. That is the 33rd widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 36 district schools that reported both years went from 41,505 to 41,821 students (up 1%) and from 2,547 to 2,820 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Cherokee County
Cherokee County is a moderately sized public-school district in Georgia. The district maintains 37 schools and serves approximately 42,031 students.
On the school-mix side, Cherokee County spans 23 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 1,136 in this district, higher than the Georgia typical of 748.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 41,373 students in SY 2020-21 versus 42,031 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 36 to 37 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Cherokee County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.