School district · Alabama
Cherokee County
Cherokee County in Alabama: 8 public schools with 3,860 students and 17.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,383 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 3,860
- Students per teacher
- 17.6
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,383
- AL $13.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 219
- Counselors (FTE)
- 10.5
- Students per counselor
- 368
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 7.0
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
$9.1K15
$9.2K16
$9.4K17
$10.6K18
$10.8K19
$10.6K20
$10.9K21
$12.2K22
$13.2K23
$13.4K24
- Federal
- 17% · $10.9M
- State
- 58% · $38.3M
- Local
- 25% · $16.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,540
- Support services
- $4,778
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $4.7M
- Long-term debt
- $38M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 4
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Centre Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 665 | 17.1 |
Centre Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 450 | 20.9 |
Cherokee County Career Technology CenterCareer and technical | 7–12 | — | — |
Cherokee County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 448 | 18.9 |
Cedar Bluff High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 623 | 16.7 |
Gaylesville High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 341 | 15.5 |
Sand Rock High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 783 | 18.3 |
Spring Garden High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 550 | 17.4 |
Sources
- Address
- 130 E Main St, Centre, AL 35960
- Phone
- (256)927-3362
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).