Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON-GALVA·NCES 200444001002
Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High
506 S. Kansas, Canton, KS 67428 · (620) 628-4401 · McPherson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
64 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
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Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
+8 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.5:1
% White
86%
was 81%
% Hispanic
9%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High
Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in Canton, Kansas, run under Canton-Galva, with 174 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High sits 58% leaner than that benchmark.
Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High is one of 2 schools operated by Canton-Galva, a district that hosts 367 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 44.6%; actual is 23.6%, a gap of -20.9 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for McPherson County put median household earnings sit near $78,851, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across McPherson County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,829 students), Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Canton-Galva Elementary, around 5.9 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Five-year trend. Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 166 (now 174). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 81% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
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McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Canton-Galva Elementary5.9 mi · 193
- Goessel High10.3 mi · 154
- Goessel Elem10.5 mi · 118
- McPherson High12.0 mi · 658
- Washington Elem12.0 mi · 256
- McPherson Middle School12.2 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. HighHow large is Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High?
Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High serve?
Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High.
What is the student diversity at Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High?
Student demographics at Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High public or private?
Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canton-Galva.
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