Cherokee Community School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for Cherokee and Larrabee.
At a glance
1,163Students enrolled
3Schools
2Towns served
$11,678Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
45%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IA
Math proficiency65%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 91.4%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,678
per student each year · 15% below the IA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,162’20
1,189’21
1,200’22
1,217’23
1,163’24
Students
White · 82%958
Hispanic · 12%135
Two or more races · 3%36
Asian · 1%15
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%8
Black · 1%6
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 468 students · Cherokee
C-PublicCherokee Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 329 students · Cherokee
C+PublicWashington High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 366 students · Cherokee
A-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.