Canton Middle

Canton Middle is a tight-knit 6-8 campus in Canton, North Carolina, run under Haywood County Schools. The school instructs 475 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Canton Middle is one of 15 schools operated by Haywood County Schools, a district that hosts 6,476 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Canton Middle reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Canton Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 58.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Haywood County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,912, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Canton Middle is one of 16 public schools in Haywood County (combined enrollment of about 7,092 students).

The closest other public school is Pisgah High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Canton Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Canton Middle's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 558 (now 475).

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