North Canton Middle School

North Canton Middle School, an expansive intermediate school in North Canton, Ohio, run under North Canton City, educates 957 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 99% above typical.

North Canton City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 4,334 students. North Canton Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, North Canton Middle School shows that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 7% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Stark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, North Canton Middle School has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Canton Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.0%; this one delivers 80.5%.

Across the wider county, Stark County reports that 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 North Canton Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Canton Primary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Canton Middle School. On composite proficiency, North Canton Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 82.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. North Canton Middle School's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 917 (now 957). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 91% to 84%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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