Harter Elementary School

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Canton, Ohio, Harter Elementary School teaches 414 students from grades K through 3, part of Canton City.

Canton City runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,702 students. Harter Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harter Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% Black, 18% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, census data for Stark County shows median household income runs about $67,934, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Stark County runs 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), of which Harter Elementary School is one.

Cedar 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 Harter Elementary School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Harter Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 414). Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Harter Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.