McKinley High School

McKinley High School operates as a sprawling high school in Canton, Ohio, overseen by Canton City. Current enrollment sits at 2,047 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 262% above typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, McKinley High School shows that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 137 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Stark County) logs that median household earnings sit near $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. Across Stark County's 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), McKinley High School is one campus in the mix.

Worley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinley High School has edged down 13%, going from 2,366 students in 2018 to 2,047 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 5% to 15% over that span.

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