Gibbs Elementary School

Gibbs Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary campus in Canton, Ohio, one of the schools within Canton City, works with 354 students, covering grades K through 3.

Across the 18 schools in Canton City (7,702 students total), Gibbs Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Gibbs Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 24% White, 17% multiracial. By comparison, Stark County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Stark County put median household earnings sit near $67,934, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Stark County runs 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), of which Gibbs Elementary School is one.

Belle Stone Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gibbs Elementary School.

Gibbs Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gibbs Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 23% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 354). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 7% to 24%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Gibbs Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.