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Hoover High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hoover High School
Located at 525 7th St NE, in North Canton, Ohio, Hoover High School is a well-populated four-year high school that works with 1,502 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within North Canton City. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 166% larger than typical.
North Canton City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 4,334 students. Hoover High School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Hoover High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hoover High School has 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Hoover High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at Hoover High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Hoover High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 78.3%; this one delivers 83.7%.
Across the wider county, census data for Stark County shows median household income runs about $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Hoover High School is one.
The closest other public school is North Canton Primary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hoover High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 78.9%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hoover High School has declined 7%, going from 1,616 students in 2018 to 1,502 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 92% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Hoover High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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