Total enrollment
17,036
-97 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
40 schools in Canton
Ohio · Public K-12
Across 40 public schools, Canton (Ohio) serves approximately 17,642 K-12 students across 24 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high.
4-year change in Canton
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
-3 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
69,755
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
17,642
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
40
public K-12
About Canton
Across Canton, Ohio, 40 public schools serves about 17,642 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 24 elementary, 7 middle, 7 high, and 2 other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 17,133 students in SY 2020-21 versus 17,036 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Canton lost 3 schools, going from 40 to 37.
On allk12, the community for Canton discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.