Cherokee County
A public school district in Canton, Georgia, with 37 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 42,031
- Students enrolled
- 2,916.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,403.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,292
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 42,031 in 2024–25
- Ranks 127th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,292 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 28% 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 $13,292 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,636 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 | $13,292 | $556.8 million | 41,891 |
| FY2022 | $12,141 | $510.5 million | 42,049 |
| FY2021 | $11,358 | $469.9 million | 41,373 |
| FY2020 | $10,879 | $465.2 million | 42,766 |
| FY2019 | $10,245 | $434.5 million | 42,413 |
| FY2018 | $9,829 | $415.9 million | 42,309 |
| FY2017 | $9,485 | $397.6 million | 41,916 |
| FY2016 | $9,058 | $374.0 million | 41,291 |
| FY2015 | $8,609 | $350.1 million | 40,666 |
| FY2014 | $8,407 | $334.3 million | 39,760 |
| FY2013 | $8,182 | $321.3 million | 39,270 |
| FY2012 | $8,432 | $326.9 million | 38,774 |
| FY2011 | $8,544 | $331.2 million | 38,760 |
| FY2010 | $8,628 | $330.4 million | 38,293 |
| FY2009 | $9,208 | $343.2 million | 37,275 |
| FY2008 | $9,305 | $338.3 million | 36,353 |
| FY2007 | $8,902 | $312.2 million | 35,068 |
| FY2006 | $8,127 | $269.7 million | 33,183 |
| FY2005 | $7,636 | $237.2 million | 31,065 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $51.2 million | 7.5% |
| State | $254.8 million | 37.5% |
| Local | $372.7 million | 54.9% |
| Total | $678.7 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
37 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 1301110
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Georgia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Georgia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Georgia 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