Indian Knoll Elementary

Indian Knoll Elementary is a medium-sized primary school in Canton, Georgia, overseen by Cherokee County. The school enrolls 881 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 46% bigger than typical.

Cherokee County comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 42,031 students; Indian Knoll Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Indian Knoll Elementary logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at school resources, Indian Knoll Elementary records 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Indian Knoll Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.1%, the actual is 57.9%, a residual of -1.3 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 roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cherokee County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,642 students), of which Indian Knoll Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Holly Springs Elementary School, around 2.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Indian Knoll Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 53.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Indian Knoll Elementary has edged down 10%, going from 976 students in 2018 to 881 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 73% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.