Canton Preparatory High School

Canton Preparatory High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in CANTON, Michigan. The school enrolls 612 students in grades 7 through 12. High schools in Michigan average about 460 students, which makes this school 33% bigger than average.

Canton Preparatory High School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

Of every 100 students at Canton Preparatory High School, about 38 are Black, the largest group. Other students are 29% White, 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put Wayne County at about 37% Black, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.

The school lists 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Compared with the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 44% of the student body. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County, the school's rate is lower.

Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Canton Preparatory High School's results are 2.1 points below predicted: 44.8% against 46.9%.

In Wayne County, home to about 1,772,259 people, median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 573 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,786, Canton Preparatory High School among them.

About 0.1 miles separate Canton Preparatory High School from the closest public school, Liberty Middle School. The five-mile area around Canton Preparatory High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Canton Preparatory High School at 8th of 9.

NCES assigns Canton Preparatory High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Canton Preparatory High School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Canton Preparatory High School reported 417 students in 2020-21 and 612 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. By 2024-25, the school had 17.7 students per teacher, compared with 24.5 in 2020-21.

The discussion board for Canton Preparatory High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.