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Cherokee High School

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Cherokee High School ranks 125 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 73% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Cherokee High School is a large public high school in Canton, Georgia, serving 3,012 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Cherokee County School District, which ranks in the 89th percentile statewide. The school currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks 125th out of 455 Georgia high schools, a modest improvement from last year's 136th place ranking. Over the past decade, Cherokee has generally climbed in state rankings, though its best recent performance came in 2020-2021 when it ranked 63rd statewide.

Cherokee stands out from its neighbors in several ways. It is significantly larger than nearby schools—enrollment is roughly 50% higher than most comparable high schools—and it serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 46.15% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, compared to just 19.57% at Creekview High School and 26.27% at Sequoyah High School. The school's graduation rate of 82.1% is the lowest among its comparison group and falls well below the district average of 91.8% and the state average of 87.2%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with 20.9% of students chronically absent—more than double the district rate of 10.2% and the highest among traditional high schools in the area. By contrast, Creekview posts an 11.2% absenteeism rate and a 97.0% graduation rate.

Academically, Cherokee shows a mixed but improving picture. In the most recent testing cycle, the school posted proficiency rates of 41.4% in Algebra I, 54.3% in Biology, and 48.1% in U.S. History. While Biology exceeds the state average of 47.2%, Algebra I proficiency trails the district average by 21 percentage points—though it has nearly doubled from 23.1% three years ago. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1 is the most favorable among nearby traditional high schools, and per-student spending has risen steadily to $12,637. Cherokee earns 4-star ratings for its African American and White student subgroups, but English Language Learners receive a 1-star rating, representing the school's most significant equity concern. With its improving test scores and favorable class sizes, Cherokee has a solid foundation, but reducing absenteeism and supporting ELL students will be key to raising graduation rates.

3,012

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,637

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

930 Marietta Hwy
Canton, GA 30114

(770) 721-5300

District: Cherokee County

Feeder schools for Cherokee High School:

Elementary:	Clayton Elementary School
	J. Knox Elementary
	Liberty Elementary School
	R. M. Moore Elementary School
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	William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School
Middle:	Teasley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.3%

Hispanic:

34.0%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (82% vs 87%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Cherokee County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg61%

Georgia avg45%

125^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Cherokee County

22^nd of 202Cherokee County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	125 of 457	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	57.2	135 of 451	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	168 of 454	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	132 of 448	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	110 of 431	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	63 of 410	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	121 of 438	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	117 of 428	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	51.2	136 of 420	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	140 of 426	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.7	90 of 435	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	55.9	156 of 425	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	118 of 425	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	64.2	116 of 396	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	58 of 402	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	60 of 384	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	64 of 372	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	38 of 370	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	84.4	25 of 358	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	27 of 335	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	99 of 377	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.3	112 of 391	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	164 of 382	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	93 of 384	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	112 of 372	69.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	156 of 173	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	167 of 180	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	145 of 159	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	88 of 141	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	72 of 102	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	130 of 431	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	59.1	127 of 438	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	144 of 435	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	134 of 433	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	102 of 430	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	182 of 299	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	177 of 312	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	257 of 315	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	188 of 308	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	210 of 295	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	119 of 436	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	142 of 442	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	192 of 436	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	132 of 436	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	119 of 427	72.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	74 of 123	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	102 of 149	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	95 of 158	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	85 of 141	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	64 of 126	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	146 of 339	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.6	221 of 347	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	177 of 344	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	200 of 343	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	119 of 331	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	96 of 334	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.5	118 of 341	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	124 of 346	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	120 of 343	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	90 of 339	73.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

White (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology54%+7 vs state

United States History48%+10 vs state

Algebra I41%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	930 Marietta Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5300	3,012	191	15.7	46.1%	1,574 (52.3%)	247 (8.2%)	1,025 (34.0%)	33 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	126 (4.2%)	57	125^th of 457 public high schools	72.6%		57.2	135^th of 451 public high schools	70.1%	10	41.4	54.3	48.1	$12,637	$429	$12,209
iGrad Virtual Academy School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8871 Knox Bridge Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 721-6680	210	10	21.0	21.4%	147 (70.0%)	14 (6.7%)	32 (15.2%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	30.5	284^th of 457 public high schools	37.9%		40.4	229^th of 451 public high schools	49.2%	55	19.2	41.5	25.3
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	4485 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3200	2,021	121	16.6	26.3%	1,329 (65.8%)	145 (7.2%)	390 (19.3%)	54 (2.7%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (4.9%)	71.1	64^th of 457 public high schools	86.0%		77.6	55^th of 451 public high schools	87.8%	9	59.9	57.7	63.5	$13,156	$465	$12,691
River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	400 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6500	1,902	116	16.4	29.8%	1,170 (61.5%)	129 (6.8%)	437 (23.0%)	80 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.4%)	82.7	32^nd of 457 public high schools	93.0%		84.1	34^th of 451 public high schools	92.5%	2	70.5	71.2	73.8	$12,800	$505	$12,294
Etowah High School	Public	9-12	6565 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3120	2,393	149	16.1	34.3%	1,301 (54.4%)	291 (12.2%)	598 (25.0%)	70 (2.9%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.5%)	68.1	77^th of 457 public high schools	83.2%		75.1	62^nd of 451 public high schools	86.3%	15	49.9	65.4	50.0	$12,779	$382	$12,397
Creekview High School	Public	9-12	1550 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4400	2,039	125	16.2	19.6%	1,626 (79.7%)	77 (3.8%)	239 (11.7%)	22 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	71 (3.5%)	78.4	46^th of 457 public high schools	89.9%		84.4	32^nd of 451 public high schools	92.9%	14	63.6	74.0	59.3	$12,731	$513	$12,218
Woodstock High School	Public	9-12	2010 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3000	2,006	124	16.1	33.8%	1,112 (55.4%)	252 (12.6%)	462 (23.0%)	47 (2.3%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (6.4%)	69.3	69^th of 457 public high schools	84.9%		76.2	60^th of 451 public high schools	86.7%	9	54.5	69.5	55.4	$12,118	$399	$11,719
Kell High School	Public	9-12	4770 Lee Waters Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 494-7844	1,587	92	17.2	43.2%	682 (43.0%)	393 (24.8%)	360 (22.7%)	43 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (6.5%)	73.8	57^th of 457 public high schools	87.5%		78.1	52^nd of 451 public high schools	88.5%	5	56.3	63.8	64.7	$13,530	$397	$13,133
Milton High School	Public	9-12	13025 Birmingham Hwy	Milton	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7000	1,999	109	18.3	17.2%	1,156 (57.8%)	207 (10.4%)	356 (17.8%)	193 (9.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.1%)	78.9	43^rd of 457 public high schools	90.6%		83.4	37^th of 451 public high schools	91.8%	6	68.7	78.5	43.6	$14,558	$543	$14,015
Lassiter High School	Public	9-12	2601 Shallowford Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 494-7863	2,005	111	18.1	13.6%	1,336 (66.6%)	146 (7.3%)	234 (11.7%)	168 (8.4%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	114 (5.7%)	88.5	15^th of 457 public high schools	96.7%		91.9	18^th of 451 public high schools	96.0%	3	74.9	79.6	80.5	$13,092	$323	$12,769

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee High School

What district is Cherokee High School in?

Cherokee County

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee High School?

Students at Cherokee High School are 52% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Cherokee High School?

Cherokee High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clayton Elementary School
Elementary : J. Knox Elementary
Elementary : Liberty Elementary School
Elementary : R. M. Moore Elementary School
Elementary : William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School
Middle : Teasley Middle School

Is Cherokee High School a good school?

Cherokee High School ranks 125^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherokee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,012 students attended Cherokee High School.

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