Canton South High School

Set in Canton, Ohio, Canton South High School is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Canton Local. It educates 774 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Within Canton Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,899 students, Canton South High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Canton South High School reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder consists of 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Canton South High School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Stark County indicate median household income runs about $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stark County runs 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), of which Canton South High School is one.

Canton South Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Canton South High School.

Canton South High School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canton South High School has stayed largely flat, going from 778 students in 2018 to 774 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 88% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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