📍 634 Finney Road, Canton, Madison County, 39046
Canton Public High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Canton, Madison County. The school has 597 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canton Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Canton Public High School enrolls 597 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 523 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 12% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 597 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 597 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Canton Public High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 MS-20, state senate district 21, state house district 57.
Canton Public High School is one of 10 schools in Canton Public Schools, based in Canton, Mississippi. The district serves 3,142 students district-wide and employs 217 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 597 students, Canton Public High School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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