Cherokee High School (North Carolina)

Cherokee High School
Cherokee High School football field
Location
Map
200 Ravensford Drive

Cherokee, North Carolina
28719

United States
Coordinates35°30′47″N 83°17′49″W / 35.51306°N 83.29694°W / 35.51306; -83.29694
Information
School typePublic
Established2010 (14 years ago) (2010)
School districtCherokee Central Schools
CEEB code340710
PrincipalWoodreen Caldwell
Faculty35.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment709 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.26[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Maroon and gold
  
MascotBraves
Websitechs.ccs-nc.org

Cherokee High School is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) grant high school located in Cherokee, North Carolina and administered by the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. They have their base in Cherokee. The school was originally housed in a 1950s/1960s building. It moved to a new facility constructed for it, which opened in 2009.

Cherokee High School is part of the Cherokee Central Schools System. It is the only 9–12 high school on Qualla Boundary, and shares a campus with Cherokee Elementary and Cherokee Middle School.[2]

Accreditation

The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cherokee Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cherokee High School". Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
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