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Cherokee School District

384 students · 3 schools · 11.9:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #285 of 542 in Oklahoma

Students
384
Schools
3
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–Teacher
11.9:1
County
Alfalfa
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Cherokee School District

Cherokee School District is a public school system serving Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, based in Cherokee. It serves 384 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #285 largest of Oklahoma’s 542 school systems.

Phone5805963391
Address412 East 5Th Street, Cherokee, OK 73728
CountyAlfalfa County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Cherokee School District enrolls 384 students in 3 schools — an average of about 128 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #285 of 542 statewide by enrollment.

Students
384
#285 of 542 in Oklahoma
Schools
3
~128 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Remote
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Cherokee School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (384 students reported):

White
80%
Black
0%
Hispanic
13%
Asian
0%
Two or more
6%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Cherokee School District employs about 32 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1 — below the Oklahoma average of about 16.2:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 57.

Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
state avg ~16.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
32
classroom teachers
Total staff
57
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Oklahoma funds schools

Oklahoma distributes state aid through the State Aid Funding Formula, built on Weighted Average Daily Membership: raw enrollment is adjusted by grade-level weights and by pupil-category weights for special education, gifted, bilingual and economically disadvantaged students, plus small-school and isolation factors. The result is then reduced by chargeable local revenue (property tax, the county 4-mill levy, motor-vehicle and gross-production collections), so state dollars flow inversely to local wealth.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Cherokee School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Oklahoma assigns A–F report-card grades on each indicator and overall, published on the Oklahoma School Report Cards, covering achievement, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism. Look up Cherokee School District on oklaschools.com.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Oklahoma accredits public districts itself through the State Board of Education under the Standards for Accreditation of Oklahoma Schools (OAC 210:35); any Cognia accreditation a district also holds is voluntary and separate. See the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

How it compares

Cherokee School District vs. Oklahoma

Enrollment rank
#285
of 542 districts
Ratio
11.9:1
state avg ~16.2:1
Locale
Rural: Remote
Alfalfa County

See every Oklahoma district side by side in the Oklahoma directory.

Go deeper

Look up Cherokee School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Oklahoma Legislature (the State Aid Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Cherokee School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4007410. Confirm current details with the district and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.