Crenshaw Middle School

Crenshaw Middle School, a big middle school in Canton, Ohio, run under Canton City, caters to 744 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% above the state mean of about 482.

Within Canton City, which oversees 18 schools and 7,702 students, Crenshaw Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Crenshaw Middle School lists that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Black, 18% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Crenshaw Middle School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stark County indicate median household income runs about $67,934, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crenshaw Middle School is one of 101 public schools in Stark County (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students).

Nearest neighbor: Canton Harbor High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Crenshaw Middle School.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 163%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 744 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 43% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.

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