CANTON INT

As a mid-tier primary school in CANTON, Texas, CANTON INT educates 533 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by CANTON ISD.

CANTON ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,309 students; CANTON INT is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CANTON INT lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Van Zandt County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CANTON INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

Across the wider county, Van Zandt County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,475 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CANTON INT is one of 29 public schools in Van Zandt County (combined enrollment of about 10,738 students).

CANTON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around CANTON INT. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CANTON INT at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

CANTON INT operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 533 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 13% to 19%.

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