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If you could change one rule at CANTON PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
899
High
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280090000101
Canton High School
634 Finney Road, Canton, MS 39046 · (601) 859-5325 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Mississippi public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
899 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 241 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 226 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 200 | 22% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Canton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 56.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
Schools most like Canton High School
Canton High School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton High School this school | 899 | 100.0% | 44.4% |
| Laurel High School LAUREL | 732 | 99.9% | 45.9% |
| Hattiesburg High School HATTIESBURG | 1,014 | 99.9% | 57.2% |
| Moss Point High School MOSS POINT | 491 | 100.0% | 58.8% |
| Leake Central High School CARTHAGE | 592 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs | 397 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #142 of 192 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #102 of 199 ▲ 16 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #133 of 199 ▲ 48 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 899 | #50 of 203 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #186 of 192 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #127 of 192 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #10 of 194 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.9% | #3 of 63 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
899
+321 (+56%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,152
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 899 | 50 | 17.7:1 | 100% (899) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 30.7 | 20.9:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 31.1 | 19.2:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 100% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 28.3 | 21.6:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 100% (838) |
| 2010-11 | 950 | 45 | 21.1:1 | 94% (893) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 44 | 22.3:1 | 90% (882) |
| 1990-91 | 1,152 | 65 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canton High School.
About Canton High School
Canton High School is a mid-sized high school in Canton, Mississippi, (ZIP code 39046). The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 899 students in 2024-25. The school is 38% above the average for high schools in Mississippi.
Canton Public Schools (8 schools, 3,419 students) runs Canton High School.
At Canton High School, 78% of students are Black. The school is also 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 37% Black share among all Madison County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
Canton High School reported 50 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.7:1. High schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1, 5.0 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 899 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. Public schools in Madison County average 52%.
Canton High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Mississippi public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Canton High School would be expected to post about 44.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.4%.
For the population of Madison County, the median household earns about $83,441 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Madison County's 34 public schools enroll about 16,432 students and include Canton High School.
CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Canton High School, there are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Canton High School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Canton High School had 578 students in 2020-21 and 899 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.9:1 in 2020-21, and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
The Canton High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Public Schools
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- McNeal Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
- Huey L Porter MiddleMiddle · 356 students
Other schools in Canton
- 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
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
Other Canton High schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Canton High. Canton High School is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Canton High SchoolCANTON, MI · 1,899 students
- Canton HighCanton, MA · 968 students
- Canton High SchoolCANTON, TX · 650 students
- Canton High SchoolCanton, IL · 612 students
- Canton High SchoolCanton, CT · 443 students
Nearby schools
- CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 262
- 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 High SchoolHow large is Canton High School?
Canton High School enrolls approximately 899 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Canton High School serve?
Canton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Canton High School have?
Canton High School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is Canton High School?
Canton High School reports a student body of 0% White, 16% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Canton High School public or private?
Canton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.