Cherokee Christian Schools
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Summary
Cherokee Christian School is a biblically-based, classical, Christian, independent, non-denominational, covenant school that partners with like-minded Christian families to educate students in grades PreK-12.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Cherokee Christian Schools
3075 Trickum Road
Woodstock, GA 30188
Website: cherokeechristian.org
Phone: (678) 494-5464
Organization details
EIN: 582337629
CEO/President: Richard Goff
Chairman: Joel Teague
Board size: 3
Founder:
Ruling year: 1999
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 07/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
We are committed to providing students with a learning environment that enables them to grow in knowledge and in wisdom so that they are prepared for a life of fruitful service and faithfulness to the Lord.
Mission statement
We exist to impart the knowledge, tools, and skills students need to walk wisely and serve redemptively in God's world.
Statement of faith
We believe that the Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is our infallible and divine authority in all matters of faith and life.
Accordingly, based on Scripture we believe:
That the Bible, being inspired by God, is therefore infallible, inerrant, and is the final authority in all matters of faith and life.
In the Trinity. There is one God who exists eternally in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, the same substance, equal in power and glory.
That Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who became man, lived a perfect life free of sin, and died and rose again to atone for the sins of those who trust Him alone for their salvation.
That salvation is sovereignly granted by God on the basis of Christ's work on the cross and is received by men through repentance and faith.
That God's Holy Spirit gives Christians the daily strength and wisdom they need to walk according to His will and to grow in holiness.
That Jesus Christ, after His resurrection, ascended to the Father, and as King of kings and Lord of lords, actively rules over His creation.
That Jesus Christ shall return personally, visibly, and bodily to judge all mankind and to receive His people unto Himself.
Regarding gender, marriage, and the family, we believe:
God created Adam and Eve, the first human beings, in his own image, equal before God as persons, and distinct in gender as male and female.
As those who bear the image of God, both men and women have dignity and value as human beings and should be treated as such.
Gender distinctions between male and female reflect God's original creation design and are meant for human good and human flourishing.
The genetic differences between male and female, resulting in different reproductive structures, are integral to God's design for our identity as male or female.
Therefore, our identity as male or female should be defined by God's holy purposes in creation and redemption as revealed in Scripture.
God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood or adoption.
Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman, exclusively to one another, in covenant commitment for a lifetime.
It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel for sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race.
Sin distorts sexual desires by directing them away from the marriage covenant and toward sexual immorality- a distortion that includes both heterosexual and homosexual immorality.
Therefore, it is sinful to approve of homosexual immorality or transgenderism and that such approval constitutes an essential departure from Christian faithfulness and witness.
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Transparency grade
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | 798 of 1582 | 141 of 271 | |
| Fund acquisition rating |  | 1362 of 1583 | 240 of 271 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 882 of 1583 | 159 of 271 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 151 of 1583 | 16 of 271 |
This ministry has a negative net worth, making it impossible to assign it a valid financial efficiency rating.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 34% | 55% | 71% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 12% | 10% | 8% | 3% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 88% | 90% | 92% | 97% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 82% | 83% | 85% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 116% | 138% | 103% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 95% | 114% | 88% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | -16% | -38% | -3% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | 98% | 19333% | -12% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 15% | 14% | 13% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.54 | 1.33 | 1.28 | 0.96 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.13 | 4.78 | 10.03 | 6.76 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.98 | 6.36 | 12.80 | 6.49 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.80 | 0.57 | 0.33 | 0.89 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.35 | 1.75 | 3.06 | 1.12 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.53 | -1.41 | -1.93 | -0.23 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 30% | 119% | 100% | 73% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 81% | 68% | 55% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 116% | -14% | 0% | 28% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash | $892,168 | $389,029 | $766,277 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $52,361 | $112,362 | $143,072 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $944,529 | $501,391 | $909,349 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,488,895 | $3,723,277 | $3,866,062 |
| Other long-term assets | $86,043 | $804,928 | $1,373,416 |
| Total long-term assets | $3,574,938 | $4,528,205 | $5,239,478 |
| Total assets | $4,519,467 | $5,029,596 | $6,148,827 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $182,177 | $147,215 | $157,165 |
| Other current liabilities | $1,467,268 | $1,385,253 | $865,523 |
| Total current liabilities | $1,649,445 | $1,532,468 | $1,022,688 |
| Debt | $3,675,483 | $3,426,673 | $3,386,967 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $53,721 | $79,530 | $104,662 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $3,729,204 | $3,506,203 | $3,491,629 |
| Total liabilities | $5,378,649 | $5,038,671 | $4,514,317 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Without donor restrictions | ($859,182) | ($86,678) | $1,555,208 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $77,603 | $79,302 |
| Net assets | ($859,182) | ($9,075) | $1,634,510 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Total contributions | $514,973 | $352,676 | $191,340 |
| Program service revenue | $4,577,381 | $4,207,189 | $5,431,284 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $135 | $14,179 | $10,085 |
| Other revenue | $71,080 | $88,240 | $73,393 |
| Total other revenue | $4,648,596 | $4,309,608 | $5,514,762 |
| Total revenue | $5,163,569 | $4,662,284 | $5,706,102 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Program services | $4,916,647 | $5,303,959 | $5,003,444 |
| Management and general | $911,736 | $920,416 | $763,470 |
| Fundraising | $175,369 | $192,397 | $136,606 |
| Total expenses | $6,003,752 | $6,416,772 | $5,903,520 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($840,183) | ($1,754,488) | ($197,418) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($840,183) | ($1,754,488) | ($197,418) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| James F Sweeney | CFO, Secretary & Director of Finance and Advancement | $112,754 |
| Dr Richard Goff | CEO & Head of School | $55,000 |
Compensation data as of: 7/31/2025
Response from ministry
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