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Cherokee Elementary School

(229) 924-3522

Physical Address:
300 Cherokee ST
Americus, GA  31709
Mailing Address:
300 Cherokee ST
Americus, GA  31709

School Information

District:
Sumter County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Sumter County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 2
Number of Students:
560

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Cherokee Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Black 87.68% 76.61% 40.51%
Hispanic 7.32% 6.27% 11.09%
White 3.04% 15.30% 45.23%
Others 1.61% 1.78% 3.66%
American Indian 0.18% 0.19% 0.40%
Asian/Pacific 0.18% 0.76% 2.97%

Genders in Cherokee Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 55.18% 50.49% 51.55%
Female 44.82% 49.51% 48.45%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Cherokee Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 560 491 491
Hispanic 26 25 41
White 25 15 17
Others 13 12 9
American Indian 1 1 1
Asian/Pacific 6 3 1
Total 631 547 560

Enrollment by Gender for Cherokee Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 329 289 309
Female 302 258 251
Total 631 547 560

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Cherokee Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 631 547 560
# Eligible for free lunch 504 (80%) 442 (81%) 453 (81%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 48 (8%) 42 (8%) 43 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 552 (87%) 484 (88%) 496 (89%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Cherokee Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 631 547 560
Fulltime teachers 50.7 57.7 38.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 12.40 9.50 14.55
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 11.90 12.68 14.23