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Cherokee County School District

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Cherokee County School District is located in northwest South Carolina. Cherokee County School District has 379.10 square miles of land area and 4.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cherokee County School District population is 53,716. Cherokee County School District median household income is $34,458 in 2010-2014. Cherokee County School District median house value is $83,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Cherokee County School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (43 out of 79, bottom 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (53 out of 79, bottom 33%)* Rank: #58
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	19
Population	53,716 (2010-2014), rank #27
Population Growth	3.27% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	140.04/sq mi, rank #33
Median Household Income:	$34,458 at 2010-2014—-0.65% increase since 2005-2009, rank #63
Median House Price:	$83,600 at 2010-2014—2.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #56
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	379.10 sq mi, rank #31
Water Area:	4.47 sq mi (1.16%), rank #39
State:	South Carolina
County:	Cherokee County
City:	Gaffney, Pacolet, Spartanburg, Cowpens, Chesnee, East Gaffney, Blacksburg
Zip:	29340, 29372, 29307, 29330, 29341, 29323, 29702
Area:	Gaffney, SC

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Cherokee County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

141 Twin Lakes Rd

Gaffney SC, 29341, Cherokee County

Phone: 864-206-2233

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,126	9,033	9,087	9,014	9,159	9,360	9,365
English Language Learner Students:	449	433	427	406	377	346	160
Total Teachers:	613.50	612.00	588.40	579.50	577.50	631.00	663.20
Prekindergarten:	18.00	13.00	13.00	17.00	18.00	22.00	17.00
Kindergarten:	33.00	34.00	29.00	31.00	28.00	34.00	39.00
Elementary:	379.50	381.50	369.50	353.00	353.50	385.00	187.00
Secondary:	183.00	183.50	176.90	178.50	178.00	190.00	420.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	260.00	268.00	249.00	236.00	237.20	259.10	245.50
Instructional Aides:	114.50	115.00	105.50	97.00	105.50	122.00	116.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	16.00	16.50	16.50	8.00	6.00	7.00	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	30.00	32.00	29.00	29.00	27.20	28.50	28.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	20.00	21.00	20.00	20.00	18.60	20.00	9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	10.00	11.00	9.00	9.00	8.60	8.50	19.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	15.60	18.50	18.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	7.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	11.00	12.00	7.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	3.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	31.00	31.00	30.00	30.00	27.00	27.00	28.00
School Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	7.00	2.00	0.00	1.00
Student Support Services:	35.50	39.50	36.00	38.00	39.90	42.10	39.00
Other Support Services:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.88	14.76	15.44	15.55	15.86	14.83	14.12

Schools

Alma Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	213 Alma St, Gaffney SC 29340
B. D. Lee Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	401 Overbrook Dr, Gaffney SC 29341
Blacksburg Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 5	402 Hardin St, Blacksburg SC 29702
Blacksburg High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	201 West Ramseur St, Blacksburg SC 29702
Blacksburg Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	101 London St, Blacksburg SC 29702
Blacksburg Primary	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	1010 East Cherokee St, Blacksburg SC 29702
Cherokee Technology Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3206 Cherokee Ave, Gaffney SC 29340
Corinth Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	128 Corinth Rd, Gaffney SC 29340
Draytonville Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2373 Wilkinsville Hwy, Gaffney SC 29340
Gaffney High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	149 Twin Lakes Rd, Gaffney SC 29341
Gaffney Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	805 East Frederick St, Gaffney SC 29340
Goucher Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	604 Goucher School Rd, Gaffney SC 29340
Granard Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	815 West Rutledge Ave, Gaffney SC 29341
Grassy Pond Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1146 Boiling Springs Hwy, Gaffney SC 29341
John E. Ewing Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	171 East Junior High Rd, Gaffney SC 29340
Limestone-Central Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	727 Pacolet Hwy, Gaffney SC 29340
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	192 Vaughan Rd, Gaffney SC 29341
Mary Bramlett Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	301 Spruce St, Gaffney SC 29340
Northwest Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	840 Green River Rd, Gaffney SC 29341

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSAP Test
2005	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	81.3%	86.2%
2006	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	80.8%	84.9%
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84.9%	88.1%
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	88.3%	87.7%
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	78.6%	84.9%
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	49.6%	54.3%
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	51.4%	60.6%
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	46.4%	57.4%
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	52.2%	61.4%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	74.6%	76.4%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81.3%	80.2%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	79.1%	79.6%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.5%	84.6%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	79.8%	80.2%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	52.6%	50.9%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	52%	51.8%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	52.3%	54.2%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	53.4%	53.1%
PASS Test
2003	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	81.8%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	85.8%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	87.1%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81.4%	86.4%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	85.8%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	86.7%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	78%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	71.6%	80.7%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	69.1%	80%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	80.3%
2013	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	82.8%
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.4%	82.3%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.8%	82.7%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.9%	83.4%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.2%	80.9%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	78.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.8%	77.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	67%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.7%	70%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.4%	70.4%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	72.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.6%	69.7%
2003	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	51.4%	56.2%
2004	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	50.7%	60%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	57.4%	64.4%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	62.7%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	55.7%	64.5%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	70.1%	71.1%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	49.2%	61.5%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	47.2%	55.7%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	51.8%	60.8%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	47.7%	60.7%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	55.7%	67.8%
2003	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	48.9%	61%
2004	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	59.3%	72.1%
2005	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	70.9%	79.4%
2006	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	79.4%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	84.7%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	83.8%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	64.7%	74.4%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	61.8%	73.2%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	66.5%	76.6%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	58.8%	74.6%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	69.9%	79.7%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	63.2%	68.9%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.3%	71%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	70.3%
2003	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	69.8%	76.4%
2004	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	80.7%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	79.6%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68.6%	81.8%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	82.7%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	80.8%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	75.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	76.5%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	69%	78%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	66.4%	78.2%
2013	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68.1%	78.9%
2003	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	81.1%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	80.3%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.2%	78.6%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	78.4%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.1%	78.1%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	79%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.5%	76.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.5%	76.7%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.8%	79.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.5%	78.4%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	79.8%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	47.6%	57.1%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57.4%	62.3%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	55.3%	61.8%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52.2%	62.8%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	63.8%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61.1%	68.9%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	56.6%	68.7%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	58%	69.2%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61.6%	70.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62.5%	73.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60.2%	73.2%
2003	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	54.5%	64.7%
2004	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	64.9%	71%
2005	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	66.5%	77.2%
2006	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	57.6%	72.4%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	66.4%	73.7%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	64.8%	76.4%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	79.8%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	64%	76.1%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	63.8%	77%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	71.7%	80.9%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	81.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	66.4%	70.1%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	68.6%	72.2%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.7%	74.3%
2003	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	65.2%	68.2%
2004	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	76.6%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	76.8%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	79.8%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	77.2%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	77.6%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	76.9%	80%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	78.1%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	78.3%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	76.5%
2013	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	81.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	74.6%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	76.2%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	77.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	75.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	77.7%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	77.9%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.7%	71.3%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	75.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	76.1%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	76.2%
2003	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52.6%	58.2%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.9%	60.3%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46.6%	56.7%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	59.5%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51.2%	60.6%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	61.4%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	68.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53.3%	66%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	65%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	71.7%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	73%
2003	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	49.7%	60.4%
2004	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	54.5%	63.5%
2005	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	56.9%	63.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57.3%	62.4%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	53.1%	63.8%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	66.3%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	55.5%	70%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	66.1%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	59.4%	70.4%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	69.9%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	71.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	73.2%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	74.5%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	77.7%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	73.6%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	74.5%
2003	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	55%	65.7%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	59.7%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	55.1%	63.5%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67.4%	69.1%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	65.6%	70.9%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	74.8%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67.4%	71.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	65.8%	72.2%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60.5%	70.3%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60.1%	69.7%
2013	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	74.3%
2003	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	75.5%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.3%	77.2%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	78.7%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	78.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	77.2%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.7%	75.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	70.3%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	70.3%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	72.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.4%	73.6%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	71.3%
2003	Science	6th Grade	% met std	42.5%	58.4%
2004	Science	6th Grade	% met std	39.1%	54.2%
2005	Science	6th Grade	% met std	40%	56.2%
2006	Science	6th Grade	% met std	42.1%	51.9%
2007	Science	6th Grade	% met std	48.5%	59.5%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	44.4%	56.5%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	59.5%	63.9%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	47.2%	60.9%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	54.1%	64.9%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	54.2%	66.2%
2013	Science	6th Grade	% met std	57.8%	68.3%
2003	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	43.9%	59.6%
2004	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	52.1%	64.7%
2005	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	48.6%	64.9%
2006	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	56.1%	67.7%
2007	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	64.7%	77.1%
2008	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	55.8%	77.8%
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	68.9%	79.6%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	63.1%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	61.7%	77.6%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	58.5%	77.8%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	62.3%	78%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	64.2%	70.3%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	71.9%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	65.8%	74.7%
2003	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	65.1%	70.2%
2004	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	67%	71.9%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	71.5%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	65.3%	70.1%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	69.8%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68.1%	73%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	61%	68.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	64.8%	69.1%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	59.1%	68.4%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	62%	71.4%
2013	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	73.2%
2003	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	68.8%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	71.5%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	71.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	74.8%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.3%	76.8%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	77.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.2%	69.5%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	67%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.5%	69.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	71.5%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.8%	68.3%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	46.1%	58.8%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	62.7%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	61.7%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	45.4%	57%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	53.3%	64.8%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61.4%	69.8%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	58.2%	71.2%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	73.3%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	63.2%	71.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	59.2%	74.7%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	75.5%
2003	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	45.8%	58.8%
2004	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	60%
2005	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	52%	58.7%
2006	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	41.3%	53.9%
2007	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	43.7%	57.3%
2008	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	40.9%	56.4%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	41.8%	60.3%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	50.2%	62%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	45.3%	63.5%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	68.8%
2013	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	57.9%	68.3%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	61.1%	70.1%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63.4%	69.7%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70%	76.5%
2003	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	60%	66.8%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66.5%	73.3%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68.5%	74.7%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	72.7%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66.6%	71.3%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	60.6%	67.5%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	53.1%	63.7%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	59.4%	67.8%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	69.8%
2013	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	67.5%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	67.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.1%	67.5%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.2%	66.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	65.3%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	69.7%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	62.6%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.4%	63.4%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.8%	69.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	68.6%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.7%	70.2%
2003	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	56.8%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	58.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	60%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.7%	60.1%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	63.7%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.6%	63.4%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	62.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.9%	67.7%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.1%	70.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.2%	75.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.4%	71%
2003	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	49.8%	60.8%
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	64.7%
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	51.6%	66.5%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	67.4%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	65.9%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	55.6%	68.7%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	55.3%	69.6%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	51.5%	68.8%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	53.2%	71.9%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	48.3%	71.4%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	54.1%	71.3%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.2%	68.1%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	61.8%	71.9%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	57.5%	67.8%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	74.1%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.3%	75.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$91,180,000	$10,034		$89,837,000	$9,966		$89,691,000	$9,793
Federal:	$11,314,000	$1,245	12.4%	$13,363,000	$1,482	14.9%	$13,256,000	$1,447	14.8%
State:	$43,790,000	$4,819	48.0%	$41,228,000	$4,574	45.9%	$42,168,000	$4,604	47.0%
Local:	$36,076,000	$3,970	39.6%	$35,246,000	$3,910	39.2%	$34,267,000	$3,741	38.2%
Total Expenditures:	$84,318,000	$9,279		$79,292,000	$8,797		$80,437,000	$8,782
Total Current Expenditures:	$79,071,000	$8,702		$73,785,000	$8,186		$75,568,000	$8,251
Instructional Expenditures:	$45,248,000	$4,979	57.2%	$42,960,000	$4,766	58.2%	$44,074,000	$4,812	58.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$9,395,153	$1,034	11.9%	$9,062,000	$1,005	12.3%	$8,866,000	$968	11.7%
Administration:	$8,334,000	$917	10.5%	$6,644,000	$737	9.0%	$7,579,000	$827	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$16,093,847	$1,771	20.4%	$15,119,000	$1,677	20.5%	$15,049,000	$1,643	19.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,822,000	$201		$2,101,000	$233		$1,320,000	$144
Construction:	$702,000	$77		$197,000	$22		$470,000	$51
Total Other:	$265,000	$29		$131,000	$15		$172,000	$19
Interest on Debt:	$2,914,000	$321		$3,104,000	$344		$3,228,000	$352

Total Salary:	$48,176,000	$5,302		$46,441,000	$5,152		$48,822,000	$5,330
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$31,374,000	$3,453	65.1%	$30,819,000	$3,419	66.4%	$31,881,000	$3,481	65.3%
Other Salary:	$16,802,000	$1,849	34.9%	$15,622,000	$1,733	33.6%	$16,941,000	$1,850	34.7%
Total Benefit:	$15,982,000	$1,759		$14,973,000	$1,661		$15,103,000	$1,649
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$10,250,000	$1,128	64.1%	$9,774,000	$1,084	65.3%	$9,685,000	$1,057	64.1%
Other Benefit:	$5,732,000	$631	35.9%	$5,199,000	$577	34.7%	$5,418,000	$592	35.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	10.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,108.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,676.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,956.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,102.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$52,957.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,475.0

* Cherokee County School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.