Swain County High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 536 students
Cherokee Central High School
200 Ravensford Drive, Cherokee, NC 28719
Grades
6–12
High
Students
693
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
7.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cherokee Central High School
Swain County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cherokee Central High School
Cherokee Central High School is a public high school in Cherokee, North Carolina, serving grades 6–12. The school is located in a rural area in Swain County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 693 students were enrolled, with about 7.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 693 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Cherokee Central High School
- County
- Swain County
- NCES school ID
- 590010100045
Schools near Cherokee Central High School
All 3 schools in Cherokee →
Swain Academy
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 32 students
Jackson Community School
Alternative · Grades 5–12 · 50 students
Smoky Mountain High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 881 students
Jackson Co Early College
Public · Grades 9–13 · 113 students
Gatlinburg Pittman High
Public · Grades 10–12 · 409 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.