About
Our school district offers more than 3,900 students of Cherokee County extensive learning opportunities, including the traditional curriculum, vocational training, and technology. Furthermore, with the many athletic programs and extra curricular activities at each school, students are assured a well-rounded, quality education.
Cherokee County Schools Mission & Vision
OUR MISSION
Educate, Inspire, Empower
OUR VISION
The Cherokee County School System will provide a safe and supportive environment where students can develop the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical skills necessary to be ready for the future.
Returning Student Registration
Local Artists
Several of our high school students currently have their artwork on display at our local hospital! Thank you to Cherokee County Career & Technology Center Art Teacher Amanda Gober for working with our students on this project!
From Cherokee County High: Allie Atkins, Lauren Brown, and Lauren Davis
Gaylesville: Autumn Burkhead, Judas Evett, Mikayla Welchel
Sand Rock: Audrey Jones, Zoe Bradley
Spring Garden: Lilly Henderson
Request your transcript and/or enrollment verification online!
New Student Online Registration for the 2024-25 School Year
Free Meals for Students
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Breakfast and lunch will again be free for all students for the 2024-25 school year!
Attendance Counts!
Did you know that students are considered "chronically absent" if they miss 18 or more days of school in one school year, even if the absences are excused? Our schools are graded on a statewide report card, and one of the grading categories is attendance. You may check your child's number of absences in the PowerSchool Parent Portal anytime. Please email admin@cherokeek12.org if you need your login information for the parent portal.
PreK Opening at Sand Rock
We currently have an opening for one PreK student at Sand Rock School. Register at https://prek.alaceed.alabama.gov/
Please call 256-927-3362 for more information.
Monthly Attendance Award
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Each month, we recognize the school in our district with the best student attendance. The most recent winning school is...
🏆Sand Rock School! 🏆
Pictured above is SRS Principal Ben East with the attendance trophy.
Congratulations, Sand Rock!
PowerSchool Data Breach
Our student information system vendor, PowerSchool, recently suffered a data breach. While our district was affected, no Social Security Numbers for students or staff were compromised, as we no longer store that information in PowerSchool SIS.
PowerSchool will communicate with parents regarding any impact on student data.
Please contact your school or email admin@cherokeek12.org if you have any questions.
PreK Registration for the 2025-2026 School Year is Open!
PreK Registration for the 2025-26 school year is NOW OPEN! Register online at https://prek.alaceed.alabama.gov/ Children born between September 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021 are eligible for First Class Pre-K for the 2025-2026 school year. Children who are eligible for kindergarten are not eligible for pre-k.
Spelling Bee
On January 16th, we held our annual district-wide Spelling Bee. Congratulations to all of the participants who won either first or second place in their respective school Bees to earn their spot in the county competition!
Our district Spelling Bee winner was Rooks Johnson from Sand Rock, and our runner-up was Zoey Gossett from Centre Middle.
Other participants included:
Levi LaBarre, CBS
Ayden Rollins, CBS
Kiara Harrison, SGS
Ben Williamson, CMS
Luke Eubanks, CES
Cyelar Newsome, SRS
Hudson Hollingsworth, CES
Logan Johnson, GS
Audrey Smith, GS
Congratulations!!