Canton Public Schools 鈥� Madison County, MS: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

3,157

Students enrolled

9

Public schools

215

Classroom teachers (FTE)

14.7:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 92
Kindergarten 229
Grade 1 234
Grade 2 221
Grade 3 298
Grade 4 224
Grade 5 242
Grade 6 194
Grade 7 269
Grade 8 255
Grade 9 241
Grade 10 226
Grade 11 217
Grade 12 200

By race/ethnicity

Black or African American 78%
Hispanic/Latino 18%
Two or more races 3%
White <1%
Asian <1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 3,152 of 3,157 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 100%
Reduced-price lunch 0%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$12,278 spent per student on day-to-day operations Mississippi median: $12,689 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $6,479
Support services $5,036
Other (food service, etc.) $763

Where the money comes from

Local 40%
State 36%
Federal 25%

Total revenue $53.7 milliontotal spending $49.2 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: FringeStudents: 60% town, 40% rural

Total staff (FTE)

448

District office

403 East Lincoln Street, Canton MS 39046

Phone

(601) 859-4110

County

Madison County

Official website

NCES District ID

2800900

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About Canton Public Schools

Description provided by the district or community 鈥� not part of the NCES dataset.

The Canton Public School District is excited to announce the District has been rated 鈥淪uccessful鈥�, this, after continuous hard work to increase student achievement and parental involvement and improve the climate and culture to ensure our schools have a more conducive learning environment. The Overall State Accountability Label issued by the Mississippi Department of Education, no longer rates the District 鈥淎t Risk of Failing鈥�. The 鈥淪uccessful鈥� rating shows the District鈥檚 steady growth as school leaders continue striving to move the district to high performing and star status.

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