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Cherokee Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cherokee and Lambert.

Cherokee’s School Grade A better than 89% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
384
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,557
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cherokee Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% more per student than the OK average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $1,245 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% of the 522 Oklahoma 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ACherokee 1,439Lambert 6

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cherokee. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cherokee EsThis district
6–8Cherokee MSThis district
9–12Cherokee HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 24.9% · 228 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 27.2% · 228 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.2% · 34 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$14,557 per student · 19% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 45%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
410’20
413’21
405’22
379’23
384’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cherokee Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cherokee
A+
172 students11:1
Cherokee MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cherokee
A−
94 students13:1
Cherokee HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Cherokee
A
118 students14:1

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 Oklahoma.