Cherokee County
A public school district in Centre, Alabama, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,860
- Students enrolled
- 219
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 459.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,179
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,860 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,523rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 51st of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,179 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 27% 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 County spent $13,179 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,059 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,179 | $51.2 million | 3,886 |
| FY2022 | $12,235 | $47.7 million | 3,895 |
| FY2021 | $10,914 | $41.8 million | 3,833 |
| FY2020 | $10,628 | $41.4 million | 3,897 |
| FY2019 | $10,804 | $42.5 million | 3,934 |
| FY2018 | $10,617 | $42.2 million | 3,972 |
| FY2017 | $9,420 | $37.9 million | 4,021 |
| FY2016 | $9,192 | $37.2 million | 4,042 |
| FY2015 | $9,072 | $36.7 million | 4,047 |
| FY2014 | $8,895 | $36.0 million | 4,049 |
| FY2013 | $8,617 | $35.5 million | 4,123 |
| FY2012 | $8,267 | $33.8 million | 4,087 |
| FY2011 | $8,537 | $34.8 million | 4,081 |
| FY2010 | $8,885 | $36.5 million | 4,105 |
| FY2009 | $9,113 | $37.2 million | 4,084 |
| FY2008 | $9,078 | $37.8 million | 4,164 |
| FY2007 | $8,326 | $34.6 million | 4,158 |
| FY2006 | $7,591 | $31.9 million | 4,196 |
| FY2005 | $7,059 | $29.8 million | 4,225 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.7 million | 15.1% |
| State | $38.0 million | 59.0% |
| Local | $16.7 million | 25.9% |
| Total | $64.4 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cedar Bluff High School | 623 |
| Centre Elementary School | 665 |
| Centre Middle School | 450 |
| Cherokee County Career Technology Center | |
| Cherokee County High School | 448 |
| Gaylesville High School | 341 |
| Sand Rock High School | 783 |
| Spring Garden High School | 550 |
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
- 0100630
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama 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.
Data retrieved