Cherokee Central Schools (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏚᏓᏥᏍᎬᎢ tsalagi tsunadeloquasdi dudatsisgvi) is a school district in Cherokee, North Carolina, consisting of a single campus holding buildings serving grades K-12 and the administration office. The schools are a K-5 elementary school, a 6-8 middle school, and a 9-12 high school (Cherokee High School).[1] The Ravensford Campus, the academic campus, occupies much of the historic Ravensford archaeological site.[2] In 1987–88, the elementary school was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School.[3]
It geographically covers the Qualla Boundary, the Eastern Band Cherokee reserve, both in Swain County and in Jackson County.[4][5]
Its campuses operate under association with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[6]
The district has its own school board. By 1996 the school board contracted with the Cherokee Boys' Club, which operated the school district's finances, cafeterias, and school buses.[7]
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Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Alaska was formerly a Bureau of Indian Affairs school but is now directly overseen by the State of Alaska Eight Mile School District (Trenton, ND) was BIE/OIE-funded from 1987 to 2008 |