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Canton Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Canton Township and Pike Township, and parts of Canton, Osnaburg Township and Sandy Township.

Canton Township’s School Grade B better than 61% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,899
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,479
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$37.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Canton Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $37.8M, about $19,910 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% of the 910 Ohio 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BCanton Township 12,452B+Pike Township 3,860

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Canton Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Faircrest Memorial Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Canton South Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Canton South High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 52.2% · 905 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 59.5% · 914 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 140 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
$16,479 per student · 1% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 33%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,924’20
1,968’21
1,971’22
1,937’23
1,899’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Two or more races 9%Black 8%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Faircrest Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Canton
B
747 students25:1
Canton South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Canton
B−
378 students13:1
Canton South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Canton
C
774 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Minerva Local School DistrictBrown Township, Paris Township
$16,060per student
North Canton City School DistrictNorth Canton, Plain Township
$13,549per student
Brown Local School DistrictBrown Township
$19,401per student
Canton City School DistrictMeyers Lake
$20,727per 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 Ohio.