| Index | Cherokee | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 37% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cherokee | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.9% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.8% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.1% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.7% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.7% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.5% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cherokee. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cherokee, AL schools is 37%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Cherokee, AL, an average of 80.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Iuka, MS | 2,961 | 54% | 12.2% |
| Tuscumbia, AL | 8,445 | 42% | 12.7% |
| Tishomingo, MS | 466 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Waterloo, AL | 137 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Cherokee, AL | 876 | 37% | 22.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Parker, SD | 876 | 57% | 19.1% |
| Stone Harbor, NJ | 876 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Occidental, CA | 876 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Middleton, TN | 877 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Taylor, AR | 875 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Cherokee, AL | 876 | 37% | 22.9% |
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