Cherokee County School District (Georgia)

The Cherokee County School District manages the 40 schools in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The school district's leadership consists of an elected seven-member school board.^[4]

Cherokee County School District
Address
1205 Bluffs Parkway Canton , Georgia, 30114 United States
Coordinates	34.237101°N 84.493191°W / 34.237101; -84.493191[1]
District information
Grades	Pre-kindergarten – 12
Superintendent	Mary Elizabeth Davis
Accreditation(s)	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment	41,891 (2022–23)[2]
Faculty	2,974.30 (FTE)[2]
Staff	2,225.60 (FTE)[3]
Student–teacher ratio	14.08[2]
Other information
Telephone	[phone]
Website	cherokeek12.net

The board's chairperson is elected by the county at large and does not represent a single post.

The school board appoints a school superintendent; Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis has held this position since 2024.

Under Georgia state law, individual board members are not permitted to act individually in any capacity but rather as an entire board based on majority rule. The superintendent is responsible for all employees in the district.

History

From February 1999,^[5] to February 1, 2016 Frank Petruzielo was the superintendent of the district; he retired in the latter year.^[6] Brian V. Hightower was superintendent of the district from 2016 to 2024.^[7] Mary Elizabeth Davis has been superintendent since 2024.

Schools

Elementary schools

• Arnold Mill Elementary School
• Avery Elementary School
• Ball Ground Elementary School
• Bascomb Elementary School
• Boston Elementary School
• Carmel Elementary School
• Clark Creek Elementary School
• Clayton Elementary School
• Free Home Elementary School
• Hasty Elementary School
• Hickory Flat Elementary School
• Holly Spring Elementary School
• Indian Knoll Elementary School
• Johnston Elementary School
• Knox Elementary School
• Liberty Elementary School
• Little River Elementary School
• Macedonia Elementary School
• Mountain Road Elementary School
• Oak Grove Elementary School
• R.M. Moore Elementary School
• Sixes Elementary School
• Woodstock Elementary School

Middle schools

• Creekland Middle School
• Dean Rusk Middle School
• E.T. Booth Middle School
• Freedom Middle School
• Teasley Middle School
• Mill Creek Middle School^[8]
• Woodstock Middle School

High schools

• Cherokee High School
• Creekview High School
• Etowah High School
• River Ridge High School
• Sequoyah High School
• Woodstock High School

Other schools

• ACE Academy
• L.R. Tippens Education Center