Cherokee County Schools
A public school district in Marble, North Carolina, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,992
- Students enrolled
- 203.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,303
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,992 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,269th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 81st of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,303 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 38% 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 Schools spent $14,303 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,959 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 | $14,303 | $45.0 million | 3,146 |
| FY2022 | $15,950 | $47.0 million | 2,944 |
| FY2021 | $13,086 | $38.6 million | 2,953 |
| FY2020 | $12,070 | $38.7 million | 3,206 |
| FY2019 | $11,992 | $39.3 million | 3,274 |
| FY2018 | $10,863 | $36.4 million | 3,348 |
| FY2017 | $10,442 | $35.7 million | 3,420 |
| FY2016 | $9,855 | $34.6 million | 3,507 |
| FY2015 | $9,619 | $32.9 million | 3,423 |
| FY2014 | $9,566 | $31.8 million | 3,326 |
| FY2013 | $9,211 | $32.7 million | 3,548 |
| FY2012 | $9,509 | $33.5 million | 3,528 |
| FY2011 | $9,215 | $32.9 million | 3,571 |
| FY2010 | $9,409 | $34.2 million | 3,634 |
| FY2009 | $9,538 | $35.7 million | 3,740 |
| FY2008 | $8,874 | $32.1 million | 3,621 |
| FY2007 | $8,941 | $32.8 million | 3,668 |
| FY2006 | $8,073 | $29.9 million | 3,706 |
| FY2005 | $7,959 | $29.0 million | 3,641 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.4 million | 22.1% |
| State | $27.6 million | 58.8% |
| Local | $8.9 million | 19.0% |
| Total | $46.9 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
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Andrews Elementary | 330 |
| Andrews High | 229 |
| Andrews Middle | 167 |
| Hiwassee Dam High | 137 |
| Hiwassee Dam Middle | 122 |
| Martins Creek Elementary | 137 |
| Murphy Elementary | 467 |
| Murphy High | 424 |
| Murphy Middle | 353 |
| Peachtree Elementary | 166 |
| Ranger Elementary | 264 |
| The Oaks Academy | 43 |
| Tri-County Early College High | 153 |
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 13
- NCES district ID
- 3700780
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North 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.
Data retrieved