For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 771 students in Cherokee 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Cherokee 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
14 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
6,860 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
502 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Cherokee 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#55 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
50%
Graduation Rate
83%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.66
# American Indian Students
10 Students
716 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
52 Students
3,913 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
636 Students
28,487 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
13%
# Black Students
1,831 Students
68,879 Students
% Black Students
27%
31%
# White Students
4,065 Students
106,747 Students
% White Students
59%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
263 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
264 Students
12,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
396
1,376
# Students in K Grade:
566
4,750
# Students in 1st Grade:
551
4,911
# Students in 2nd Grade:
576
5,020
# Students in 3rd Grade:
516
5,182
# Students in 4th Grade:
537
5,185
# Students in 5th Grade:
539
5,841
# Students in 6th Grade:
267
53,112
# Students in 7th Grade:
273
59,443
# Students in 8th Grade:
231
60,172
# Students in 9th Grade:
790
4,774
# Students in 10th Grade:
620
4,352
# Students in 11th Grade:
534
3,992
# Students in 12th Grade:
464
3,706
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,051 is higher than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,844 is higher than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$117 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$109 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,051
$15,220
Spending / Student
$15,844
$14,817
Best Cherokee 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Blacksburg Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
101 London Street
Blacksburg, SC 29702
(864) 206-6829
Blacksburg, SC 29702
(864) 206-6829
Grades: 6-8
| 366 students
Rank: #22.
John E. Ewing Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
171 East Junior High Road
Gaffney, SC 29340
(864) 206-2449
Gaffney, SC 29340
(864) 206-2449
Grades: 6-8
| 405 students
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