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Cherokee High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

850 High School Dr, Cherokee, AL 35616 · (256) 359-4434 · Part of Colbert County School District

Cherokee’s Schools page →

Students
206
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Cherokee High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Cherokee kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Cherokee Elementary School226 students
7–12Cherokee High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

850 High School Dr, Cherokee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 729
Grade 831
Grade 933
Grade 1042
Grade 1131
Grade 1240
Enrollment over time
231’20
226’21
221’22
210’23
206’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Black 9%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cherokee High School from Cherokee families.

Other schools in Colbert County School District

The district →
Colbert Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tuscumbia
B+
486 students15:1
Leighton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leighton
C−
355 students14:1
Hatton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leighton
C+
236 students13:1
Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cherokee
C
226 students15:1
New Bethel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tuscumbia
B+
159 students15:1
Colbert Heights High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Tuscumbia
C+
467 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Cherokee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.