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Canton Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Canton and Longdale.

Canton’s Schools page →

Students
318
Schools
2
Spent per student
$23,962
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Canton Public Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 96% more per student than the OK average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $6,472 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% of the 522 Oklahoma 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 below the state, 2021–22
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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 →

PK–8Canton EsThis district
9–12Canton HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 24.9% · 186 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 27.2% · 187 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 24 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$23,962 per student · 96% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 34%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
312’20
334’21
348’22
312’23
318’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%American Indian/Alaska Native 18%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 4%Black 1%

Schools in the district

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

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 Oklahoma.