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Schools in Canal Township

Canal Township’s public schools

Franklin Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canal Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 12% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
1,748 students on the public path
In brief

Canal Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Canal Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Sandycreek El Sch places highest (better than 52%); Central El Sch lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Canal Township, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Franklin Area JSHS. 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 Canal Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
6–12Franklin Area JSHSin FranklinC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Franklin Area School District.

The district

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

Franklin Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,748 students · 13.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,043PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 55.1% · 948 students tested
Math24%
State average 36.1% · 905 students tested

Canal Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Canal Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Canal Township—Franklin Area
FrenchcreekCFranklin Area
WayneC+Crawford Central
Jackson—Valley Grove
Utica—Franklin Area
SugarcreekBValley Grove

2 of the 5 neighbors share Franklin Area with Canal Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Canal Township

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

Also serving Canal Townshipin other towns
Sandycreek El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin
B−
282 students16:1Rate it →
Victory El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisville
C+
182 students9:1Rate it →
Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
C−
342 students10:1Rate it →
Franklin Area JSHS
High · Grades 6–12 · Franklin
C
942 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Canal Township’s schools

Are Canal Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Canal Township. Franklin Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canal Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Canal Township in?

Franklin Area School District.

Where do Canal Township kids go to high school?

Franklin Area JSHS.

Parents talk

What Canal Township 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.