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Cherokee
County Public Schools 221 W Main St Canton GA 30114 770-479-1871
Cherokee County Public Schools operates 36 schools covering
grades PK-12, which serve 14,485 students in the communities of Acworth, Ball
Ground, Canton, Waleska and Woodstock, and any
unincorporated areas. 21 schools are elementary level (K-4, PK-5, K-5, PK-6,
K-6), 8 are middle schools (5-6, 6-8, 7-8, 6-9) and 5 are high schools (9-11,
9-12). The district also operates Ralph Bunche for Head Start, CrossRoads Alternative Middle/High School, Polaris Evening
School and Mountainbrook School at L.R. Tippens Educational Center. Student/teacher ratio is 14:1
(district-wide). The district employs 2,412 classroom teachers, 205 support
personnel, and 122 administrators. 44% of teachers have a Bachelors Degree
only, 42% have a Masters Degree. Per Pupil cost is $7,636. A variety of
programs, services, and personnel are provided for Limited English Speaking
(LEP), Gifted & Talented and Special Needs students. 3.1% of students are
enrolled in the English to Speakers of other Languages (