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Cherokee High School

Q: Is Cherokee High School a good school?

Cherokee High School ranks 234 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Cherokee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,002 students attended Cherokee High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cherokee High School?

Students at Cherokee High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Cherokee High School?

Cherokee High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bulls Gap School Elementary : Hawkins Elementary School Elementary : Joseph Rogers Primary School Elementary : Mooresburg Elementary School Elementary : St Clair Elementary School Middle : Rogersville Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 42% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Cherokee High School is a public high school in Rogersville, Tennessee, serving 1,002 students in grades 9–12 as part of Hawkins County Schools. Cherokee stands out for its strong graduation rate of 96.8%—well above the state average of 90.5%—and its consistently solid English scores, which match or beat the state and outpace nearby schools like Volunteer High School and the Morristown schools. Within Hawkins County, Cherokee is clearly the stronger of the two high schools, outperforming Volunteer on every tested subject and posting a better graduation rate and lower dropout rate.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism: 27.1% of students miss enough school to be considered chronically absent, far above the state rate of 18.3%. This likely holds back academic performance, especially in math, where proficiency in Algebra I (19.3%), Geometry (30.3%), and Algebra II (30.3%) lags well behind state averages. There is good news to celebrate: Hispanic students have performed exceptionally well, and low-income students have improved dramatically in recent years, jumping from the 37th to the 67th percentile. The school also excels in 9th-grade Biology, with 79.2% proficiency compared to the state's 65.8%.

Compared to regional schools, Cherokee ranks behind strong performers like Chuckey Doak High School and Greeneville High School, but beats West Greene High School in English and Biology. The most puzzling trend is that Cherokee's largest student groups—White students and female students—perform below the school's overall average, while smaller subgroups show strong gains. This suggests the school's support strategies are working for some students but haven't yet been scaled broadly. With spending at $12,518 per student and a stable 2-star rating for nearly a decade, Cherokee's path forward likely depends on improving attendance, raising math achievement, and extending its successful equity efforts to all students.

1,002

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,518

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2927 Hwy 66 South
Rogersville, TN 37857

(423) 272-6507

District: Hawkins County Schools

Feeder schools for Cherokee High School:

Elementary:	Bulls Gap School
	Hawkins Elementary School
	Joseph Rogers Primary School
	Mooresburg Elementary School
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	St Clair Elementary School
Middle:	Rogersville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Algebra I scores 13 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

234^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Hawkins County Schools

98^th of 141Hawkins County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	234 of 400	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	215 of 389	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	247 of 392	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	225 of 384	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	217 of 358	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	183 of 347	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	176 of 342	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	196 of 341	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.8	235 of 273	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.8	193 of 351	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	180 of 300	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.2	214 of 296	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.2	194 of 285	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.9	192 of 269	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.1	150 of 273	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	166 of 267	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	118 of 240	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	249 of 365	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	261 of 365	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	264 of 366	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	246 of 350	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	167 of 340	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	176 of 337	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	65 of 229	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	29 of 189	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	98.9	2 of 180	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	101 of 308	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	153 of 324	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	212 of 337	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	180 of 330	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	186 of 322	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	227 of 317	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	120 of 302	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	189 of 308	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	204 of 368	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	181 of 366	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	187 of 359	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	151 of 349	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	182 of 332	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	168 of 329	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	150 of 210	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	103 of 198	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	94 of 183	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	112 of 151	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	91 of 125	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	102 of 159	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	242 of 330	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	233 of 323	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	270 of 326	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	250 of 325	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	248 of 312	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	220 of 306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	208 of 301	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	239 of 307	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2024)51st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II57%~ state avg

Biology I45%-4 vs state

English I40%~ state avg

Algebra II30%-7 vs state

Geometry30%-12 vs state

Algebra I19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)						TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)						TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (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 (2020)	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	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 8th Grade	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	2927 Hwy 66 South	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 272-6507	996	71	14.1	52.8%	918 (92.2%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (4.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.7%)	42.7	234^th of 400 public high schools	41.5%		40.9	215^th of 389 public high schools	44.7%	19		21.3	< 5%			19.3		70.9	15.5	< 5%	30.3	79.2	35.1			45.4							39.5				39.5		57.3			57.3	58.5	18.5			30.3	$12,518	$829	$10,978
West Greene High School	Public	9-12	275 West Greene Drive	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4061	478	42	11.4	66.1%	430 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	48.6	196^th of 400 public high schools	51.0%		44.8	199^th of 389 public high schools	48.8%	3		27.3				27.3	≥ 95%	21.6			31.7		35.2			35.4				54.0	52.7		34.9	18.2			33.3		51.8			51.8		66.7	30.2		35.8	$10,574	$867	$9,083
North Greene High School	Public	9-12	4675 Old Baileyton Road	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 234-1752	296	29	10.1	54.5%	274 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	54.7	163^rd of 400 public high schools	59.3%		59.3	131^st of 389 public high schools	66.3%	32		29.0				29.7		43.3	30.0		44.0	57.7				56.5							29.9				30.9		65.3			64.5		64.3	39.6		43.5	$11,529	$707	$9,773
Greeneville Career and Technical Academy	Public	10-12	1121 Hal Henard Road	Greeneville	37743	Greene County	Greeneville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 639-0171	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hancock High School	Public	9-12	2700 Main Street	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 733-4611	254	29	8.9		248 (97.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	44	221^st of 400 public high schools	44.8%		34.5	250^th of 389 public high schools	35.7%	29		24.1				23.6			35.0		35.0	34.0				33.3			45.7		46.0		25.5				25.0		56.6			50.8		31.9			23.4	$16,719	$2,219	$13,450
Greeneville High School	Public	9-12	210 Tusculum Boulevard	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greeneville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 787-8030	938	59	15.9	36.2%	703 (74.9%)	45 (4.8%)	124 (13.2%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.2%)	73.1	75^th of 400 public high schools	81.3%		70.2	77^th of 389 public high schools	80.2%	2		50.0	< 5%			45.5		48.7			47.6	87.0	42.1			53.5			57.4		58.3		49.7				48.7		64.1			63.6		93.8	38.5	16.7	45.9	$15,470	$504	$14,122
Volunteer High School	Public	9-12	1050 Volunteer Boulevard	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 357-3641	1,007	77	13.0	48.7%	919 (91.3%)	7 (0.7%)	42 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	30.7	283^rd of 400 public high schools	29.3%		39.8	222^nd of 389 public high schools	42.9%	61		19.9	< 5%			17.1			16.0	7.1	17.0	42.5	23.8			37.2							30.3				30.3		49.8			48.8		24.7	10.0		24.3	$12,441	$698	$11,113
Morristown East High School	Public	9-12	One Hurricane Lane	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-2543	1,520	82	18.5	56.8%	821 (54.0%)	36 (2.4%)	590 (38.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.0%)	46.2	208^th of 400 public high schools	48.0%		47	188^th of 389 public high schools	51.7%	20		21.7	< 5%			20.3		30.6	8.2	< 5%	25.8	79.3	30.2			49.3			55.3		55.4		30.6				30.4		56.4	< 5%		54.4	92.0	63.8	22.4		41.9	$11,337	$405	$10,174
Morristown West High School	Public	9-12	One Trojan Trail	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-1600	1,499	94	16.0	53.2%	815 (54.4%)	66 (4.4%)	487 (32.5%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.3%)	89 (5.9%)	55.7	152^nd of 400 public high schools	62.0%		52.5	160^th of 389 public high schools	58.9%	8		25.1				24.6	≥ 95%	74.3	40.4	< 5%	50.6	60.1	22.8	30.0		51.3			46.6		45.8		41.9				41.4		60.0	8.3		56.6	≥ 95%	31.7	12.5		43.1	$11,353	$490	$10,128
Chuckey Doak High School	Public	9-12	365 Ripley Island Road	Afton	37616	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 798-2636	582	41	14.2	56.0%	499 (85.7%)	7 (1.2%)	53 (9.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	78	54^th of 400 public high schools	86.5%		60.5	118^th of 389 public high schools	69.7%	64		52.4				51.9	≥ 95%	37.4			46.0		67.7			68.4		70.0	69.6		71.4		55.9				55.5		70.1			70.1		88.2	43.0		50.0	$10,722	$943	$9,223

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee High School

What district is Cherokee High School in?

Hawkins County Schools

What schools feed into Cherokee High School?

Cherokee High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bulls Gap School
Elementary : Hawkins Elementary School
Elementary : Joseph Rogers Primary School
Elementary : Mooresburg Elementary School
Elementary : St Clair Elementary School
Middle : Rogersville Middle School

How many students attend Cherokee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,002 students attended Cherokee High School.

Is Cherokee High School a good school?

Cherokee High School ranks 234^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee High School?

Students at Cherokee High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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