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Cherokee Charter School

Serves grades PK - 7

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3206 Cherokee Avenue
Gaffney, SC 29340
Phone
(864) 489-7198
District
Charter Institute at Erskine
County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
480
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.2% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Cherokee Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
62%
53%
58%
53%
66%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
58%
52%
68%
57%
48%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
50%
53%
55%
35%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
45%
59%
53%
44%
37%
52%
45%
59%
53%
44%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
40%
58%
50%
30%
31%
44%
40%
58%
50%
30%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
10
20
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 37 7.7%
Kindergarten 36 7.5%
Grade 1 62 12.9%
Grade 2 74 15.4%
Grade 3 53 11.0%
Grade 4 56 11.7%
Grade 5 63 13.1%
Grade 6 52 10.8%
Grade 7 47 9.8%
Total 480 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.1% 61.6% 50.8%
Black 16.3% 27.6% 33.4%
Hispanic 6.1% 9.4% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.8% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.7% 59.8% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 72.5% 47.4% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 15.2% 12.4% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 173
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 12.7%
$15,000 or less Unreported 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,276 $299,184,000 79.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $418 $9,429,000 2.5%
Staff $166 $3,744,000 1.0%
General Administration $94 $2,126,000 0.6%
School Administration $976 $21,983,000 5.9%
Operation $316 $7,121,000 1.9%
Transportation $5 $118,000 0.0%
Other $404 $9,109,000 2.4%
Total Support $2,380 $53,630,000 14.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $970 $21,853,000 5.8%
Total Expenditures $16,626 $374,667,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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