Choices Alternative School

Choices Alternative School is one of the cozy high schools in Canton, Ohio, part of Canton City, with 238 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

Canton City comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 7,702 students; Choices Alternative School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Choices Alternative School logs that 38% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 32% White, 21% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Stark County shows median household earnings sit near $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Choices Alternative School is one of 101 public schools in Stark County (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students).

Canton College Preparatory School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Choices Alternative School has grew 194%, going from 81 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.