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Sequoyah High School

Q: Is Sequoyah High School a good school?

Sequoyah High School ranks 64 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 86% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Sequoyah High School in Canton, GA, serves approximately 2,021 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Cherokee County School District, and has earned a stable 4-star rating for the past decade, currently ranking 64th out of 455 high schools statewide.

Sequoyah’s standout strength is its U.S. History instruction, where 63.5% of students scored proficient—the highest among all Cherokee County high schools and a full 25 percentage points above the state average. The school also posts an exceptional 94.7% graduation rate, well above the district (91.8%) and state (87.2%) averages, with a remarkably low 0.6% dropout rate. African American students at Sequoyah perform particularly well, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide. However, the school faces challenges in math and science compared to local peers: Algebra I proficiency (59.9%) trails the district average (62.3%), and Biology proficiency (57.7%) falls below the district’s 63.6%, with nearby Creekview High School (74%) and River Ridge High School (71.2%) outperforming Sequoyah in that subject.

The most pressing concern is a rising chronic absenteeism rate, which has climbed from 12.0% to 18.1% over two years—now nearly double the district average of 10.2% and above the state average. This trend runs counter to district improvements and is notably higher than Creekview (11.2%) and River Ridge (12.0%). Despite this, Sequoyah remains a solid, efficient choice, spending $13,156 per student—less than nearby Roswell High School ($15,283) and Milton High School ($14,558)—while delivering strong graduation outcomes. In the competitive Cherokee County landscape, Sequoyah holds its own against higher-ranked neighbors like River Ridge (32nd) and Creekview (46th), offering dependable results with room to grow in attendance and STEM subjects.

2,021

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,156

Per pupil spending ?

26.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4485 Hickory Rd
Canton, GA 30115

(770) 721-3200

District: Cherokee County

Feeder schools for Sequoyah High School:

Elementary:	Hickory Flat Elementary School
	Holly Springs Elementary School
	Indian Knoll Elementary
	Mountain Road Elementary School
Middle:	Dean Rusk Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

19.3%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (60% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Georgia high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg61%

Georgia avg45%

64^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	71.1	64 of 457	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	55 of 451	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	51 of 454	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	64 of 448	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	62 of 431	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	58 of 410	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	62 of 438	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	53 of 428	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	55 of 420	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	40 of 426	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	75.8	50 of 435	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	28 of 425	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.3	30 of 425	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.6	29 of 396	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.0	19 of 402	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	30 of 384	92.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	13 of 372	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.3	9 of 370	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	15 of 358	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.1	21 of 335	93.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	37 of 377	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	69.3	82 of 391	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	88 of 382	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	78 of 384	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	47 of 372	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	77 of 173	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	46 of 180	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	30.4	111 of 159	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	69 of 141	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	63 of 431	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	54 of 438	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	47 of 435	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	61 of 433	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	60 of 430	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	82 of 299	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.6	90 of 312	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	81 of 315	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	122 of 308	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	94 of 295	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	61 of 436	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	54 of 442	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	65 of 436	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	75 of 436	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	62 of 427	85.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	28 of 123	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	27 of 149	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	59 of 158	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	65 of 141	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	55 of 126	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	124 of 339	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	71 of 347	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	82 of 344	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	84 of 343	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	113 of 331	65.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	104 of 334	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.2	79 of 341	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	78 of 346	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	83 of 343	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	86 of 339	74.6%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History64%+25 vs state

Algebra I60%+12 vs state

Biology58%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

If no one truthfully says it, then I will. Sequoyah High School is not a good school, maybe everyone's experience is different, but I KNOW FOR A FACT the things I had to deal with were bullying, bad teachers ( horrible), not a healthy environment, drugs, and there was just a lot of bad things going on. The school could honestly care less about anything, the teachers would hardly teach but through worksheets and packets at you and tests and quizzes the next day. The teachers I GOT when they would stand at the board and point their finger and say write this down, and that was the lesson of the day. I did not like the fact that after a long hard day of school I would have to come home to like 8 hrs of homework which I had NO time for and my learning needs were different, so I struggled a lot more and did anyone help, nope. I tried to get my schedule changed to leave some issues I was having in lunch period, and all I got was a sorry it sucks you can't change your schedule. So this school isn't a good school. If you want to send your kid to a school FULL OF drugs, bullying, harassment, bad teachers, lousy learning environment, AND A BAD ENVIRONMENT OVERALL go ahead. Tell me how it goes. I mean my honest opinion the school doesn't care about anything that goes on or happen unless your an athlete or like a straight A student. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Sequoyah High School has an exceptional pocket of AP students and teachers, however, if your student does not fall into the advanced placement category, the quality of teachers and students goes down quite a bit. The principal is getting a bit old and is only concerned with test scores and profit. With class sizes already at their max, I worry about the 4+ new neighborhoods going in Sequoyah's district. Even with the old middle school building, I foresee the school having lots of issues with population. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
Roswell High School	Public	9-12	11595 King Rd	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4500	2,035	125	16.2	28.9%	1,073 (52.7%)	248 (12.2%)	571 (28.1%)	55 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.2%)	68.9	70^th of 457 public high schools	84.7%		73.8	71^st of 451 public high schools	84.3%	1	42.8	67.4	51.0	$15,283	$514	$14,769
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoyah High School

What schools feed into Sequoyah High School?

Sequoyah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hickory Flat Elementary School
Elementary : Holly Springs Elementary School
Elementary : Indian Knoll Elementary
Elementary : Mountain Road Elementary School
Middle : Dean Rusk Middle School

What district is Sequoyah High School in?

Cherokee County

Is Sequoyah High School a good school?

Sequoyah High School ranks 64^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sequoyah High School?

Students at Sequoyah High School are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Sequoyah High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,021 students attended Sequoyah High School.

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