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Cherokee, IA
Public School Ratings




Cherokee Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cherokee Comm School District details

Cherokee Comm School District
600 W. Bluff Street
Cherokee, IA 51012

1,200 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Cherokee Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.4% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
72%
70%
70%
71%
74%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cherokee Elementary School
204 E. Indian Street
Cherokee, IA, 51012
PK-04
Cherokee Middle School
206 E. Indian Street
Cherokee, IA, 51012
05-08
Washington High School
600 W Bluff St
Cherokee, IA, 51012
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.9% 75.9%
Black 1.0% 7.3%
Hispanic 10.2% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 34.3% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,524 $7,829,000 39.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $211 $253,000 1.3%
Staff $502 $603,000 3.0%
General Administration $247 $296,000 1.5%
School Administration $490 $588,000 2.9%
Operation $924 $1,109,000 5.5%
Transportation $265 $318,000 1.6%
Other $242 $291,000 1.5%
Total Support $2,882 $3,458,000 17.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,294 $8,753,000 43.7%
Total Expenditures $16,700 $20,040,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
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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