Enrollment Continues To Climb In Cherokee Schools

CANTON, GA -- The Cherokee County School District's 20-day enrollment figure has been released, and more students are enrolled right now than at the same time during the previous school year.

Enrollment for Friday, Aug. 26 reached 41,768 students, which is an increase of 600 students from the 2015-16 20-day enrollment.

As of Friday, the school district has exceeded its peak enrollment of 41,727 by 42 students, the system said.

Cherokee County uses its 20-day enrollment projection to determine the percentage of overcrowding at its schools. School board policy defines “critically overcrowded” as when a school exceeds 140 percent of its enrollment capacity and meets other criteria, including use of all existing portable classrooms.

Pursuant to the School Board’s Critical Overcrowding Policy, the impact of actual student enrollment is evaluated each year after the 20th day of classes, which is when attendance traditionally peaks, to determine critically overcrowded schools and what, if any, action is needed.

That overcrowding report is expected to be released in the coming days.

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