Cherokee County School District (Georgia)

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Cherokee County School District
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Address
1205 Bluffs Parkway
Canton
, Georgia, 30114
United States
Coordinates 34°14′14″N84°29′35″W / 34.237101°N 84.493191°W / 34.237101; -84.493191 [1]
District information
GradesPre-kindergarten – 12
SuperintendentMary Elizabeth Davis
Accreditation(s) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment41,891 (2022–23) [2]
Faculty2,974.30 (FTE) [2]
Staff2,225.60 (FTE) [3]
Student–teacher ratio14.08 [2]
Other information
Telephone(770) 479-1871
Website cherokeek12.net

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]

Contents

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

Middle schools

High schools

Other schools

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Frank Petruzielo is a former school superintendent.

References

  1. ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cherokee County". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cherokee County Staff". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Board of Education". Youtube.com. Cherokee County School District. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Longtime Cherokee superintendent exits district he changed". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . January 22, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ Dixon, Kristal (September 3, 2015). "Dr. Petruzielo Announces Retirement Date". Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ sballew@ledgernews.com, Shannon Ballew (September 1, 2023). "Cherokee Schools Superintendent Hightower to retire after end of academic year". Cherokee Tribune Ledger News. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mill Creek Middle School". Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
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