Cherokee Charter Academy

Cherokee Charter Academy is a cozy K-12 campus in Gaffney, South Carolina, one of the schools within Charter Institute at Erskine. The school teaches 633 students in grades pre-K through 9. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 1,077.

Across the 30 schools in Charter Institute at Erskine (28,041 students total), Cherokee Charter Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Cherokee Charter Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 18% Black, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cherokee County as a whole.

On the resource side, Cherokee Charter Academy lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Cherokee County shows median household earnings sit near $50,288, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Cherokee County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,402 students), of which Cherokee Charter Academy is one.

John E. Ewing Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Cherokee Charter Academy operates from an outlying location. Cherokee Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Cherokee Charter Academy typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.