Canton Middle School

Set in Canton, Connecticut, Canton Middle School is a modestly sized middle-grades school, overseen by Canton School District. It teaches 214 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 521.

Across the 4 schools in Canton School District (1,416 students total), Canton Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Canton Middle School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Canton Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Canton Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Canton High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Canton Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canton Middle School has decreased 21%, going from 272 students in 2018 to 214 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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