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Canton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Canton.

Canton’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,314
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,883
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Canton School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Canton 25,165

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Canton. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Wm H Galvin MiddleThis district
9–12Canton HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 40.7% · 1,717 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 43.7% · 1,723 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 89.2% · 222 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,883 per student · 14% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 23%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,164’20
3,228’21
3,219’22
3,277’23
3,314’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Black 13%Asian 11%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Rodman Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Canton
121 students13:1
Lt Peter M Hansen
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canton
B+
538 students14:1
Dean S Luce
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canton
A−
509 students13:1
John F Kennedy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canton
A−
462 students13:1
Wm H Galvin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Canton
B
716 students11:1
Canton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Canton
A
968 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dedham School DistrictDedham
$27,471per student
Norwood School DistrictNorwood
$23,706per student
Sharon School DistrictSharon
$22,609per student
Stoughton School DistrictStoughton
$21,622per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.