| Index | Cherokee | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cherokee | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.6% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.6% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.8% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 36.1% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.3% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.0% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a 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, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cherokee, CA, an average of 91.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Richvale, CA | 157 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Paradise, CA | 17,560 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Durham, CA | 6,255 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Challenge-Brownsville, CA | 1,171 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Oroville, CA | 19,659 | 34% | 29.3% |
| Cherokee, CA | 100 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dupuyer, MT | 100 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Bickleton, WA | 100 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Melstone, MT | 100 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Rosalia, KS | 100 | 32% | 32.6% |
| Downieville, CA | 99 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Cherokee, CA | 100 | n/a |
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