Cherokee Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Pascagoula, Mississippi

Cherokee Elementary School in Pascagoula, Mississippi enrolled 206 students in 2024-25 with 16.4 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

186 students in 2022-23, 185 students in 2023-24, 206 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.6 to 16.4.

Students enrolled at Cherokee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-231862023-241852024-25206
Students enrolled at Cherokee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-231862023-241852024-25206
Students enrolled at Cherokee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-231862023-241852024-25206
Students enrolled at Cherokee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 186, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-231862023-241852024-25206
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318615.611.9
2023-2418514.312.9
2024-2520616.412.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools

Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 185 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cherokee Elementary School enrolled 185 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 185 of the 185 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent20.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.1% of students were Black, 27.2% White, 20.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black46.1%
  2. White27.2%
  3. Hispanic20.9%
  4. Two or more races5.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cherokee Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%45%41.7%
Math, 2022-2355‑59%49% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Pascagoula

7 public elementary schools in Pascagoula report 2024-25 enrollment; Cherokee Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Eastlawn Elementary School33714.057.0%
Arlington Heights Elementary School33314.878.7%
Central Elementary School24513.371.8%
Cherokee Elementary School20612.666.0%
Jackson Elementary School19314.776.7%
Beach Elementary School10015.2100.0%
Lake Elementary School9610.957.3%

All public schools in Pascagoula →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cherokee Elementary School

  1. Jackson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 193 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Arlington Heights Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 333 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Cherokee Elementary School with Jackson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pascagoula-Gautier School District spends per student$15,771 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,771
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiCherokee Elementary School is the number 392 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#392 of 423
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.12.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cherokee Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Cherokee Elementary School?
    206 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 186 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pascagoula, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cherokee Elementary School?
    12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cherokee Elementary School a Title I school?
    Cherokee Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cherokee Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cherokee Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cherokee Elementary School in?
    Pascagoula-Gautier School District, NCES district ID 2803480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280348000669 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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