Cherokee 01

Summary:

The Cherokee 01 school district in South Carolina consists of 14 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is underperforming, ranking 58th out of 75 districts in the state and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Corinth Elementary and Grassy Pond Elementary are the top-performing elementary schools, consistently ranking among the best in the state. In contrast, B.D. Lee Elementary and Luther L. Vaughan Elementary struggle with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. At the high school level, Blacksburg High is the highest-performing, but both high schools in the district face significant challenges.

Across the district, there are concerning trends, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and low proficiency rates on state assessments. The wide variation in per-student spending, from $12,493 to $16,181, may contribute to the disparities in performance between schools. Addressing these issues and ensuring equitable resource allocation will be crucial for the Cherokee 01 district to improve student learning and achievement.

District Detail

141 Twin Lakes Road
Gaffney, SC 29341

(864) 206-2233

SchoolDigger Rank:
58^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,525

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	101 London Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6829	363	31	11.7		285 (78.5%)	38 (10.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	27.7	239^th of 320 public middle schools	25.3%		38.1	192^nd of 325 public middle schools	40.9%	47				46.1	43.2	51.2				28.7	12.2	25.6		25.2	100.0				$4,841	$1,381	$792	$2,173	$1,725	$943	$2,668
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	292	23	12.6		256 (87.7%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	76.3	146^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.2%		79.7	125^th of 638 public elementary schools	80.4%	21	75.6	65.9	75.0				66.6	68.2	70.5				50.0						$4,998	$1,328	$955	$2,283	$1,868	$846	$2,715
Draytonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2373 Wilkinsville Highway	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6783	264	19	13.8		163 (61.7%)	61 (23.1%)	13 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	26.1	478^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.3%		39.2	387^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.3%	91	53.9	57.6	25.8				51.3	33.4	22.6				33.3						$5,675	$1,393	$1,260	$2,652	$2,177	$846	$3,023
B. D. Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Overbrook Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6432	603	40	15.1		115 (19.1%)	393 (65.2%)	55 (9.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	6.5	625^th of 640 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.8	633^rd of 638 public elementary schools	0.8%	8	29.5	32.8	41.4				20.0	24.7	24.3				15.1						$5,496	$1,653	$1,002	$2,655	$1,808	$1,032	$2,841
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Vaughan Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6054	399	34	11.9		101 (25.3%)	161 (40.4%)	126 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	4.4	635^th of 640 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.9	636^th of 638 public elementary schools	0.3%	1	30.6	28.2	32.9				24.0	19.6	17.9				10.9						$5,850	$1,627	$818	$2,445	$2,368	$1,037	$3,405
Blacksburg High	Public	9-12	201 West Ramseur Drive	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2378	482	36	13.3		374 (77.6%)	62 (12.9%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	32.8	155^th of 235 public high schools	34.0%		35.9	146^th of 235 public high schools	37.9%	9															69.2	57.9	46.8	80.5	$4,522	$1,055	$600	$1,655	$1,951	$916	$2,867
John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	380	32	12.0		230 (60.5%)	97 (25.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	23.5	250^th of 320 public middle schools	21.9%		18	271^st of 325 public middle schools	16.6%	21				41.6	48.4	42.9				18.4	21.0	19.2		28.0	95.2				$5,028	$1,570	$714	$2,284	$1,859	$884	$2,744
Gaffney High	Public	9-12	149 Twin Lake Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2000	1,827	103	17.7		949 (51.9%)	546 (29.9%)	262 (14.3%)	23 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.5%)	15.5	207^th of 235 public high schools	11.9%		16	203^rd of 235 public high schools	13.6%	4															42.2	45.0	41.4	77.2	$4,461	$1,109	$594	$1,703	$1,890	$869	$2,758
Limestone-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	727 Pacolet Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6620	436	33	13.2		202 (46.3%)	166 (38.1%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	18.4	539^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.8%		10	599^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.1%	60	54.7	50.7	46.0				32.0	19.4	17.6				32.8						$5,349	$1,703	$838	$2,541	$1,963	$846	$2,808
Institute of Innovation	Public	9-12	175 Campus Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2576	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grassy Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Boiling Springs Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6671	519	33	15.5		325 (62.6%)	105 (20.2%)	73 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	44.2	346^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.9%		56	278^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.4%	68	55.3	58.9	71.5				47.4	45.2	46.8				31.5						$4,628	$1,137	$737	$1,874	$1,909	$846	$2,754
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Green River Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6727	423	31	13.8		339 (80.1%)	42 (9.9%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	45.7	337^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.3%		42.2	368^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.3%	31	66.7	62.3	52.1				64.1	43.4	37.6				28.3						$4,759	$1,218	$763	$1,981	$1,931	$847	$2,778
Gaffney Middle	Public	6-8	805 East Frederick Street	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6129	851	69	12.4		369 (43.4%)	321 (37.7%)	118 (13.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	18.3	265^th of 320 public middle schools	17.2%		19.3	264^th of 325 public middle schools	18.8%	1				42.9	42.5	43.3				17.1	14.7	13.4		23.2	81.4				$4,488	$1,098	$656	$1,753	$1,873	$862	$2,735
Blacksburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 East Cherokee Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6936	363	24	15.2		273 (75.2%)	38 (10.5%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)								(n/a)																			$5,370	$1,913	$627	$2,540	$1,983	$846	$2,829
Blacksburg Elementary	Public	3-5	402 Hardin Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6518	323	23	13.9		249 (77.1%)	37 (11.5%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	36	409^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.1%		33.7	423^rd of 638 public elementary schools	33.7%	14	52.3	67.0	48.2				33.7	56.7	30.1				44.3						$5,284	$1,495	$703	$2,198	$2,235	$851	$3,087

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Spartanburg 03	12.4 mi	5	14^th
Spartanburg 02	13.89 mi	14	8^th
York 01	15.15 mi	9	42^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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