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Canton High School

Regular School · Canton, MS

Canton High School is a regular school school in Canton, Mississippi, serving grades 09–12 with 899 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
899
Teachers (FTE)
50.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
18:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 709 79%
Hispanic/Latino 148 16%
Two or more races 38 4%
Asian 3 0%
White 1 0%
Total enrollment 899 432M / 467F

English Language Learners: 31 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 35.7% 62
Reading Proficiency 18.0% -17.3pp 35.3% 215
Science Proficiency 15-19% 72
4-Year Graduation Rate 85-89%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
167
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
218
24.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
259
28.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 899 100%

Contact & Location

634 Finney Rd

Canton, MS 39046

Phone: (601)859-5325

http://cantonschools.net

District

CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,007

District enrollment: 3,166

NCES ID

280090000101

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD