School district · Ohio

Canton City

Canton City in Ohio: 17 public schools with 7,478 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,727 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
7,478
Students per teacher
15.1
OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,727
OH $16.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
496
Counselors (FTE)
28.0
Students per counselor
267
OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.6
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Ohio's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Ohio: 61%

38%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Ohio

Median 67% · 607 school districts compared

2,882 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Ohio: 57%

32%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Ohio

Median 65% · 607 school districts compared

2,839 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.3K15
$13.5K16
$14.4K17
$15.5K18
$17.0K19
$17.6K20
$17.9K21
$18.3K22
$19.7K23
$20.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
30% · $63.9M
State
48% · $102.5M
Local
23% · $48.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,743
Support services
$9,020
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$45.3M
Long-term debt
$12.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 4High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K30616.1——
AIM Academy @ BeldenFree meals for all
K–626715.746%28%
K–332817.339%44%
K–626814.973%63%
Cedar Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–336418.244%56%
Gibbs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–335417.738%22%
Harter Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–341417.332%30%
Pre-K–618726.791%86%
K–641817.423%25%
Worley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–632516.357%41%
4–625815.627%19%
Crenshaw Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–874423.332%29%
4–720613.334%34%
Youtz Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all
4–627315.225%15%
9–1223819.8——
McKinley High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,04714.9——
STEAMM AcademyFree meals for all
4–948111.734%28%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1312 5th St SW, Canton, OH 44707
Phone
(330)438-2500
Website