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Cherokee School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 157 students in Cherokee School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High School in Cherokee School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 26% statewide average).
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High School in Cherokee School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Kansas average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Southeast High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
461 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
43 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cherokee School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#218 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.55
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
4%
21%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
88%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,165 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,503 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,165
$16,276
Spending / Student
$17,503
$17,192
Best Cherokee School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southeast High School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
126 W 400 Hwy
Cherokee, KS 66724
(620) 457-8365
Cherokee, KS 66724
(620) 457-8365
Grades: 9-12
| 157 students
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