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Cherokee County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Centre, Cedar Bluff, Leesburg, Sand Rock and Gaylesville.

Centre’s School Grade B better than 63% of Alabama school districts

Students
3,860
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,383
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$36.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cherokee County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Alabama districts
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $36.3M, about $9,396 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% of the 146 Alabama school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BCentre 3,912BCedar Bluff 1,948BLeesburg 1,009Sand Rock 620Gaylesville 181

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Centre. Grade by grade →

PK–4Centre Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Centre Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cherokee County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.2% · 1,906 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 47.3% · 1,888 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90% · 270 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,383 per student · 4% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 58%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,833’20
3,895’21
3,886’22
3,917’23
3,860’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools.

Sand Rock High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sand Rock
B
783 students18:1
Centre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Centre
B+
665 students17:1
Cedar Bluff High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Cedar Bluff
B+
623 students17:1
Spring Garden High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Spring Garden
B−
550 students17:1
Gaylesville High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Gaylesville
C+
341 students16:1
Centre Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Centre
B
450 students21:1
Cherokee County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centre
C+
448 students19:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alabama.