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Schools in Canton

Canton’s public schools

Salem Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 7% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,592 students on the public path
In brief

Canton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Canton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Salem High School places highest (better than 60%); Salem Middle School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Canton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bradie Shrum Elementaryin SalemC
6–8Salem Middle Schoolin SalemC−
9–12Salem High Schoolin SalemB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Salem Community Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Salem Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,592 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,779IN $13,688 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 905 students tested
Math27%
State average 37.5% · 908 students tested

Canton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Canton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Canton—Salem

Every school in Canton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cantonin other towns
Bradie Shrum Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
C
748 students13:1Rate it →
Salem Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
C−
352 students11:1Rate it →
Salem High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
B
492 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Canton’s schools

Are Canton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Canton. Salem Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Canton in?

Salem Community Schools.

Where do Canton kids go to high school?

Salem High School.

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What Canton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.