Cherokee School District Enrollment Could Surpass 40,000

The Cherokee County School District has released its First Day Facts for the 2014-15 school year. Among this year’s facts:

-The school year will consist of 180 school days. The superintendent recommended, and the school board approved, a budget for 2014-15 that will completely eliminate employee furlough days for the first time in five years.

-The district is expecting 556 additional students this school year,for a total enrollment of 40,200.

-CCSD is the largest employer in Cherokee County, with 4,324 employees, including 2,832 certified staff.

-358 school buses will transport approximately 70 percent of the district’s student population (23,000 students each morning and 26,000 students each afternoon).

-School buses will travel more than 4.5 million miles (approximately 1,450 bus routes daily) this school year. 2014-15 marks the first year the school district has added buses since reducing its fleet following the 2009-10 school year due to budgetary constraints four years ago.

Read the entire .PDF to view the full compilation of the 2014-15 First Day Facts.