Enrollment
262
Combined
STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 280090001465
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL
634 Finney Road, CANTON, MS 39046 · (601)859-3866 · Madison County
GRADES 09–09COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
262 students
STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 252 | 96% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 4% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
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MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
MS avg 46.9%
Math
56.3%
MS avg 53.2%
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 47 and 53.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #21 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #30 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #30 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #20 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #22 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 29 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
262
+39 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.0:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
14%
was 13%
% Black
85%
was 85%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 262 | 19.2 | 13.7:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 18.4 | 14.2:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 14.9 | 15.0:1 | 100% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL.
About CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL is a small public school that serves part of CANTON, Mississippi. The school had 262 students in grade 9 in 2023-24. Average enrollment for combined schools in Mississippi is about 527, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL is administered by CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
The large majority of students at CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL, 85%, are Black. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 48 points above the 37% share among Madison County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
With 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2023-24, the ratio at CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL was 14.2:1. Among combined schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 11.8:1. CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.4% is 3.7 points below the 44.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Madison County, median household income is about $83,441, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Madison County number 34 and enroll about 16,432.
Canton High School is the public school closest to CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL has 7 other public schools within five miles. CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL's average proficiency of 40.4% compares with 45.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe.
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL had 223 students in 2017-18 and 262 in 2023-24, a 17% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2017-18 to 13.7:1 in 2023-24.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Madison Crossing ElementaryElementary · 761 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- McNeal Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Canton High School0.0 mi · 899
- Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary0.4 mi · 366
- Huey L Porter Middle0.5 mi · 356
- Canton Elementary School1.9 mi · 411
- SR1 COLLEGE PREP & STEM ACADEMY3.0 mi · 87
- McNeal Elementary School3.2 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOLHow many students attend CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL?
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 09-09.
What grades does CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL serve?
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL serves grades 09-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL is approximately 14.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL?
At CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 0% White, 14% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL public or private?
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
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