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Schools in Cedar Bluff · Cherokee County School District

Cedar Bluff’s public schools outscore 63% of Alabama districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Cedar Bluff, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▲ 4 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 0 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 2 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 4% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
623 students on the public path
In brief

Cedar Bluff’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 27% in spring 2022, against 47% and 27% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,383 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cedar Bluff’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 63% of Alabama school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alabama average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (258)Better than 62%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,897 test results and a graduating class of 270 could put Cedar Bluff anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cedar Bluff’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,906 in math, 1,888 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cedar Bluff, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Cedar Bluff High SchoolCherokee County School DistrictB+

Cedar Bluff’s public schools are run by Cherokee County School District, which also serves Centre, Gaylesville, Leesburg and Sand Rock. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cherokee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,860 students · 17.7 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$13,383AL $13,926 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 47.3% · 1888 students tested
Math27%
State average 27.2% · 1906 students tested

Cedar Bluff vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Cedar Bluff’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cedar BluffBCherokee County

Every school in Cedar Bluff

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cedar Bluffby address
Cedar Bluff High School
Grades PK–12
B+
623 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Cedar Bluff’s schools

Are Cedar Bluff’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Alabama: the public schools Cedar Bluff children attend outscore 63% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cedar Bluff in?

Cherokee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,860 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

What is Cedar Bluff’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Cherokee County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Cedar Bluff spend per student?

$13,383 in Cherokee County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.