Cherokee 01
Cherokee 01 is a public school district based in Gaffney, South Carolina, serving 7,525 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #31 of the 68 South Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 502 students each, about the same as the South Carolina median of 550. It spends about $12,959 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.
How Cherokee 01 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Cherokee 01 | South Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,959 | $12,570 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,483 | $7,082 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $108.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $117.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 563 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,297 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 289 | 340 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The South Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in South Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington 02West Columbia | 8,465 | 13 | $13,148 | 12.6 | #29 |
| Georgetown 01Georgetown | 8,208 | 19 | $13,239 | 12.3 | #30 |
| Cherokee 01Gaffney · this district | 7,525 | 15 | $12,959 | 13.4 | #31 |
| Spartanburg 07Spartanburg | 7,255 | 9 | $16,515 | 11.2 | #32 |
| Chesterfield 01Chesterfield | 6,872 | 16 | $12,392 | 13.5 | #33 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithtown Central School DistrictSmithtown, NY | 7,540 | $29,076 | 11.1 |
| East Whittier City ElementaryWhittier, CA | 7,524 | $12,409 | 22.8 |
| Belvidere CUSD 100Belvidere, IL | 7,523 | $18,506 | 13.2 |
| Pike CountyPikeville, KY | 7,515 | $11,709 | 15.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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