📍 60 Penland St, Canton, Haywood County, 28716
Canton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Canton, Haywood County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Haywood County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Canton Middle enrolls 449 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
446 of the school's 449 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 446 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 118.
Canton Middle is one of 15 schools in Haywood County Schools, based in Waynesville, North Carolina. The district serves 6,476 students district-wide and employs 456 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 449 students, Canton Middle is close to the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe