School district · Georgia

Cherokee County

Cherokee County in Georgia: 37 public schools with 42,031 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,755 per student in FY2024.

Schools
37
Students
42,031
Students per teacher
14.4
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,755
GA $15.8K · 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)
2,917
Counselors (FTE)
99.5
Students per counselor
422
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
31.6
Librarians (FTE): 41.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

49%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

18,776 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

57%proficient

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

18,762 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.6K15
$9.1K16
$9.5K17
$9.8K18
$10.2K19
$10.9K20
$11.4K21
$12.1K22
$13.3K23
$14.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.7% · $52.2M
State
38% · $299.3M
Local
55% · $428.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,478
Support services
$4,738
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$162M
Long-term debt
$357.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 23Middle schools: 7High schools: 7
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–576714.560%72%
Pre-K–51,10414.061%73%
Pre-K–566314.140%57%
Pre-K–591114.559%70%
Pre-K–565112.945%47%
Pre-K–591212.246%55%
Pre-K–51,10812.838%44%
Pre-K–529012.448%67%
Pre-K–528011.341%59%
Pre-K–589015.063%77%
Pre-K–583114.847%55%
Pre-K–588114.351%59%
Pre-K–590913.345%63%
Pre-K–554317.052%53%
Pre-K–597714.242%61%
Pre-K–51,23215.154%68%
Pre-K–573014.255%71%
Pre-K–537012.862%66%
Pre-K–552311.533%35%
Pre-K–51,04212.332%45%
Pre-K–574113.754%71%
Pre-K–51,11911.430%42%
Pre-K–51,18714.246%52%
6–81,50316.556%62%
6–81,54316.756%61%
6–81,67515.348%50%
6–892917.250%60%
6–81,47616.858%59%
6–81,58614.237%43%
6–81,07515.050%54%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
110 Academy Street, Canton, GA 30114
Phone
(770)479-1871