Cherokee County Schools (CCS) manages the 13 public schools in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States, with an enrollment of 3,079 students and a 13.25:1 student-to-teacher ratio.

The first school bus in Cherokee County was purchased in 1926, and served the Andrews community.

Peachtree Elementary School was built in 1947 after a fire burned the previous building on February 4, 1945.

After a fire destroyed its previous building in 1962, the current Andrews High School was built.

Each school was built with their own brick pattern, roof color (Andrews & Ranger maroon, Murphy black, and Martins Creek teal), and canopy design.

In 2014, superintendent Dr. Stephen Lane was charged with driving while intoxicated and lost his job.

[28] The Scout reported that multiple citizens and the newspaper itself had difficulty getting any response from school board members.

[39] In September 2022 the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction awarded Cherokee County Schools a $50 million grant to move forward with consolidation.

[40] After public outcry, in January 2023 new members of the Cherokee County Board of Education voted to return the money to the state rather than consolidate the schools.

On May 23, 2024, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to make an alternative use for CCS's Central Office at 911 Andrews Road.

An offer was made to Cherokee County Schools by the Board of Commissioners to use the former National Guard Amory at 188 James A. Mulkey Drive.

Now a county-owned facility, the building is stated to have a comparable size to the current office.

It was also stated that the Board of Commissioners will be glad to take any requests for other properties CCS would like to use for their Central Office and that they would still fund the renovations.

CCS had previously considered using the Marble Elementary campus as a central office before the eviction notice.

Eric Townson (2) Bus Garage Central Office Unknown (Facility)