Canton Public School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Canton, and parts of Gluckstadt.

At a glance

3,157Students enrolled

9Schools

$12,278Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Canton

Grades PK–5

Canton Elementary School or McNeal Elementary School or Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Nichols Middle School or Huey L Porter MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Canton High School899 students · CantonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MS

Math proficiency13%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts19%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)77%

State average 87.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,278

per student each year · 1% below the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration41%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)40%

State36%

Federal25%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,977’20

2,811’21

2,906’22

2,970’23

3,157’24

Students

Black · 78%2,441

Hispanic · 18%565

Two or more races · 3%109

White · 1%18

Asian · 0%8

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools9 in district

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Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 411 students · Canton

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McNeal Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 385 students · Canton

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Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · Grades PK–5 · 378 students · Canton

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Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 366 students · Canton

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Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 362 students · Canton

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Huey L Porter MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 356 students · Canton

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Canton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 899 students · Canton

C-Public 🏫

CANTON CAREER CENTERHigh · Grades 10–12 · Canton

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CANTON EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTEROther · Grades 4–12 · Canton

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.