Cherokee 01
A public school district in Gaffney, South Carolina, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,525
- Students enrolled
- 563
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,297.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,668
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,525 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,238th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 33rd of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,668 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 32% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Cherokee 01 spent $13,668 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,738 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,668 | $108.3 million | 7,925 |
| FY2022 | $14,030 | $109.3 million | 7,792 |
| FY2021 | $12,956 | $102.1 million | 7,882 |
| FY2020 | $11,265 | $97.8 million | 8,682 |
| FY2019 | $10,817 | $94.7 million | 8,756 |
| FY2018 | $10,299 | $92.1 million | 8,947 |
| FY2017 | $9,919 | $89.7 million | 9,043 |
| FY2016 | $9,798 | $88.4 million | 9,019 |
| FY2015 | $9,534 | $86.8 million | 9,104 |
| FY2014 | $9,133 | $83.3 million | 9,126 |
| FY2013 | $8,972 | $81.0 million | 9,033 |
| FY2012 | $8,702 | $79.1 million | 9,087 |
| FY2011 | $8,186 | $73.8 million | 9,014 |
| FY2010 | $8,251 | $75.6 million | 9,159 |
| FY2009 | $8,741 | $81.8 million | 9,360 |
| FY2008 | $8,859 | $83.0 million | 9,365 |
| FY2007 | $8,471 | $78.7 million | 9,293 |
| FY2006 | $8,191 | $76.2 million | 9,301 |
| FY2005 | $7,738 | $72.5 million | 9,364 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $24.6 million | 17.2% |
| State | $62.9 million | 44.1% |
| Local | $55.1 million | 38.6% |
| Total | $142.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| B. D. Lee Elementary | 603 |
| Blacksburg Elementary | 323 |
| Blacksburg High | 482 |
| Blacksburg Middle | 363 |
| Blacksburg Primary | 363 |
| Corinth Elementary | 292 |
| Draytonville Elementary | 264 |
| Gaffney High | 1,827 |
| Gaffney Middle | 851 |
| Grassy Pond Elementary | 519 |
| Institute of Innovation | 0 |
| John E. Ewing Middle | 380 |
| Limestone-Central Elementary | 436 |
| Luther L. Vaughan Elementary | 399 |
| Northwest Elementary | 423 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4501500
Elsewhere
- Public schools in South Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in South Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- South Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
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