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Miseducation » Georgia

Cherokee County School District

110 Academy Street, Canton, GA 30114

41.3K Students | 2,582 Teachers | 41 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.1x 

White students are 2.1 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

White students are 1.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.9x 

Black students are 2.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 2.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

1.5 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.5 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.3 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

29% Nonwhite Students

31% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

85% High School Graduation Rate

27% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

3,352 students

15% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

6,210 students

10% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,286 students

9% Students Enrolled in Physics

1,178 students

17% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

2,063 students

23% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

3,005 students

27% Students Enrolled in Biology

3,325 students

20% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

2,457 students

5% Students Enrolled in Calculus

576 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

832 students

Teachers & Resources

16 Students for Every Teacher

5% Inexperienced Teachers

20% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

21.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

9 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

6 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

37 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

960 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

3,495 Total In-School Suspended Students

8% of all students in this district

133 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

97 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.4Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

164 Total Arrests

4 Average Arrests, per School

222 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

5 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Mark Kissel
  • (770) 479-1871
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Charlette Green
  • (770) 479-1871
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Charlette Green
  • (770) 479-1871
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACE Academy 42%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

1.5x
Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock 20% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Avery Elementary School Canton 16% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ball Ground Elementary School Ball Ground 9% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock 16% 10%

Not Available

Not available

10.2x
Boston Elementary School Woodstock 27% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canton Elementary Canton 75% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmel Elementary School Woodstock 42% 42%

Not Available

Not available

2.8x
Cherokee High School Canton 33% 39% 74% 2.2x 2.7x
Clark Creek Elementary School Acworth 47% 47%

Not Available

Not available

8.4x
Clayton Elementary School Canton 10% 39%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekland Middle School Canton 12% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekview High School Canton 12% 16% 85%

Not available

4.9x
E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock 31% 29%

Not Available

Not available

3.1x
Etowah High School Woodstock 28% 23% 88% 1.6x

Not available

Freedom Middle School Canton 22% 15%

Not Available

Not available

7.9x
Free Home Elementary School Canton 15% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hickory Flat Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Holly Springs Elementary School Canton 28% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Indian Knoll Elementary Canton 25% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

J. Knox Elementary Canton 23% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Johnston Elementary School Woodstock 33% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Liberty Elementary School Canton 27% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Little River Elem. Woodstock 37% 22%

Not Available

Not available

7.2x
L.R.Tippens Educational Center 29%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

5.7x
Macedonia Elementary School Canton 12% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock 34% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain Road Elementary School Woodstock 22% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary School Acworth 52% 61%

Not Available

Not available

7.7x
Polaris Evening Program 38%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph Bunche Center 44%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

River Ridge High School Woodstock 33% 22% 91%

Not available

Not available

R. M. Moore Elementary School Waleska 9% 51%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rusk Middle School Canton 25% 26%

Not Available

Not available

6.3x
Sequoyah High School Canton 22% 23% 87% 2.6x 5.2x
Sixes Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

10.2x
Teasley Middle School Canton 36% 52%

Not Available

Not available

2x
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School Canton 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock 44% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock High School Woodstock 32% 25% 88% 2.7x

Not available

Woodstock Middle School Woodstock 39% 38%

Not Available

Not available

2.9x
School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACE Academy 42%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock 20% 23%

Not Available

Not available

4.4x
Avery Elementary School Canton 16% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ball Ground Elementary School Ball Ground 9% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock 16% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Boston Elementary School Woodstock 27% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canton Elementary Canton 75% 85%

Not Available

Not available

No Hispanic students suspended

Carmel Elementary School Woodstock 42% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cherokee High School Canton 33% 39% 74% 2.5x

Not available

Clark Creek Elementary School Acworth 47% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Clayton Elementary School Canton 10% 39%

Not Available

Not available

17.2x
Creekland Middle School Canton 12% 17%

Not Available

Not available

4x
Creekview High School Canton 12% 16% 85%

Not available

Not available

E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock 31% 29%

Not Available

Not available

1.9x
Etowah High School Woodstock 28% 23% 88% 1.6x

Not available

Freedom Middle School Canton 22% 15%

Not Available

Not available

3.7x
Free Home Elementary School Canton 15% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hickory Flat Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

14.5x
Holly Springs Elementary School Canton 28% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Indian Knoll Elementary Canton 25% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

J. Knox Elementary Canton 23% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Johnston Elementary School Woodstock 33% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Liberty Elementary School Canton 27% 23%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Little River Elem. Woodstock 37% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

L.R.Tippens Educational Center 29%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Macedonia Elementary School Canton 12% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock 34% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain Road Elementary School Woodstock 22% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary School Acworth 52% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Polaris Evening Program 38%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph Bunche Center 44%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

River Ridge High School Woodstock 33% 22% 91% 1.4x

Not available

R. M. Moore Elementary School Waleska 9% 51%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rusk Middle School Canton 25% 26%

Not Available

Not available

5.5x
Sequoyah High School Canton 22% 23% 87% 2.4x 5.9x
Sixes Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Teasley Middle School Canton 36% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School Canton 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock 44% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock High School Woodstock 32% 25% 88% 1.6x

Not available

Woodstock Middle School Woodstock 39% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACE Academy 42%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock 20% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Avery Elementary School Canton 16% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ball Ground Elementary School Ball Ground 9% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock 16% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Boston Elementary School Woodstock 27% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canton Elementary Canton 75% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmel Elementary School Woodstock 42% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cherokee High School Canton 33% 39% 74%

Less likely

Not available

Clark Creek Elementary School Acworth 47% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Clayton Elementary School Canton 10% 39%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekland Middle School Canton 12% 17%

Not Available

Not available

6.4x
Creekview High School Canton 12% 16% 85%

Not available

Not available

E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock 31% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Etowah High School Woodstock 28% 23% 88%

Not available

Not available

Freedom Middle School Canton 22% 15%

Not Available

Not available

5x
Free Home Elementary School Canton 15% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hickory Flat Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Holly Springs Elementary School Canton 28% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Indian Knoll Elementary Canton 25% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

J. Knox Elementary Canton 23% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Johnston Elementary School Woodstock 33% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Liberty Elementary School Canton 27% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Little River Elem. Woodstock 37% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

L.R.Tippens Educational Center 29%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Macedonia Elementary School Canton 12% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock 34% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain Road Elementary School Woodstock 22% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary School Acworth 52% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Polaris Evening Program 38%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph Bunche Center 44%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

River Ridge High School Woodstock 33% 22% 91%

Not available

Not available

R. M. Moore Elementary School Waleska 9% 51%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rusk Middle School Canton 25% 26%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoyah High School Canton 22% 23% 87%

Not available

Not available

Sixes Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Teasley Middle School Canton 36% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School Canton 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock 44% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock High School Woodstock 32% 25% 88%

Less likely

Not available

Woodstock Middle School Woodstock 39% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACE Academy 42%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock 20% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Avery Elementary School Canton 16% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ball Ground Elementary School Ball Ground 9% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock 16% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Boston Elementary School Woodstock 27% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canton Elementary Canton 75% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmel Elementary School Woodstock 42% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cherokee High School Canton 33% 39% 74%

Less likely

Not available

Clark Creek Elementary School Acworth 47% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Clayton Elementary School Canton 10% 39%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekland Middle School Canton 12% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekview High School Canton 12% 16% 85%

Not available

Not available

E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock 31% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Etowah High School Woodstock 28% 23% 88%

Not available

Not available

Freedom Middle School Canton 22% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Free Home Elementary School Canton 15% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hickory Flat Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Holly Springs Elementary School Canton 28% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Indian Knoll Elementary Canton 25% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

J. Knox Elementary Canton 23% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Johnston Elementary School Woodstock 33% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Liberty Elementary School Canton 27% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Little River Elem. Woodstock 37% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

L.R.Tippens Educational Center 29%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Macedonia Elementary School Canton 12% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock 34% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain Road Elementary School Woodstock 22% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary School Acworth 52% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Polaris Evening Program 38%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph Bunche Center 44%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

River Ridge High School Woodstock 33% 22% 91%

Not available

Not available

R. M. Moore Elementary School Waleska 9% 51%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rusk Middle School Canton 25% 26%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoyah High School Canton 22% 23% 87%

Less likely

Not available

Sixes Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Teasley Middle School Canton 36% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School Canton 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock 44% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock High School Woodstock 32% 25% 88%

Not available

Not available

Woodstock Middle School Woodstock 39% 38%

Not Available

Not available

7.5x
School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACE Academy 42%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock 20% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Avery Elementary School Canton 16% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ball Ground Elementary School Ball Ground 9% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock 16% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Boston Elementary School Woodstock 27% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canton Elementary Canton 75% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmel Elementary School Woodstock 42% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cherokee High School Canton 33% 39% 74%

Not available

Not available

Clark Creek Elementary School Acworth 47% 47%

Not Available

Not available

9.9x
Clayton Elementary School Canton 10% 39%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekland Middle School Canton 12% 17%

Not Available

Not available

8.2x
Creekview High School Canton 12% 16% 85%

Not available

Not available

E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock 31% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Etowah High School Woodstock 28% 23% 88%

Not available

3.5x
Freedom Middle School Canton 22% 15%

Not Available

Not available

7x
Free Home Elementary School Canton 15% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hickory Flat Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Holly Springs Elementary School Canton 28% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Indian Knoll Elementary Canton 25% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

J. Knox Elementary Canton 23% 28%

Not Available

Not available

11.7x
Johnston Elementary School Woodstock 33% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Liberty Elementary School Canton 27% 23%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Little River Elem. Woodstock 37% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

L.R.Tippens Educational Center 29%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Macedonia Elementary School Canton 12% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock 34% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain Road Elementary School Woodstock 22% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary School Acworth 52% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Polaris Evening Program 38%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph Bunche Center 44%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

River Ridge High School Woodstock 33% 22% 91%

Not available

6.1x
R. M. Moore Elementary School Waleska 9% 51%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rusk Middle School Canton 25% 26%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoyah High School Canton 22% 23% 87%

Not available

8.6x
Sixes Elementary School Canton 14% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Teasley Middle School Canton 36% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School Canton 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

11.6x
Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock 44% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Woodstock High School Woodstock 32% 25% 88%

Not available

Not available

Woodstock Middle School Woodstock 39% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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