📍 1001 N Main St, Canton, Fulton County, 61520
Canton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Canton, Fulton County. The school has 641 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jay Valencia. It is part of the Canton Union SD 66 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Canton High School enrolls 641 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.7% Two or more races and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 575 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 641 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Canton High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 91.
Canton High School is one of 5 schools in Canton Union SD 66, based in Canton, Illinois. The district serves 2,094 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 641 students, Canton High School is larger than the district average of about 419 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant