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B+

Plain Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Canton, Plain Township and Hills and Dales, and parts of Jackson Township, Lake Township and North Canton.

Canton’s School Grade C better than 34% of Ohio school districts

Students
5,874
Schools
9
Spent per student
$13,074
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$23.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Plain Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the OH average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $23.3M, about $3,965 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Canton. Grade by grade →

K–610 schoolsCanton City School District
7–93 schoolsCanton City School District
10–122 high schoolsCanton City School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency68%
State average 52.2% · 3,091 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 59.5% · 3,162 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 86.2% · 440 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
$13,074 per student · 21% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 36%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,051’20
6,186’21
5,977’22
5,917’23
5,874’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Black 16%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.