Cherokee Elementary School

Cherokee Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in CLINTON TWP, Michigan, overseen by Chippewa Valley Schools, hosts 526 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 369.

Within Chippewa Valley Schools, which oversees 20 schools and 14,504 students, Cherokee Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Cherokee Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder reads as 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Cherokee Elementary School records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cherokee Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 39.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Macomb County indicate median household income runs about $77,837, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Cherokee Elementary School is one.

Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cherokee Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 526). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.