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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Canton, SD Beresford, SD, Canton, SD, Harrisburg, SD, Hawarden, IA, Larchwood, IA, Lennox, SD

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $133,469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to SD, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Artsy/funky, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
917 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of SD school districts |
64.5% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
72.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| C C JACOBSON ELEM 220 S BARTLETT, CANTON, SD 57013 (605) 764-2570 |
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| CANTON HI SCH 800 N MAIN, CANTON, SD 57013 (605) 764-2706 |
09-12 |
| CANTON MIDDLE SCH 800 N MAIN, CANTON, SD 57013 (605) 764-2706 |
06-08 |
| E O LAWRENCE ELEM 724 N SANBORN, CANTON, SD 57013 (605) 764-2579 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.0 | 85.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.2 | 10.5 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 23.8 | 32.0 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,733 | $3,423,000 | 48.5 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $434 | $398,000 | 5.6 |
| STAFF | $315 | $289,000 | 4.1 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $300 | $275,000 | 3.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $327 | $300,000 | 4.2 |
| OPERATION | $686 | $629,000 | 8.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $303 | $278,000 | 3.9 |
| OTHER | $231 | $212,000 | 3.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,597 | $2,381,000 | 33.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,364 | $1,251,000 | 17.7 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $7,694 | $7,055,000 | 100.0 |
Canton EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Canton WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 17.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Canton LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 4.0 |
Canton is a very small city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 3,052 people and just one neighborhood, Canton is the 26th largest community in South Dakota. Canton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Canton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Canton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Canton who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.01%), sales jobs (13.13%), and management occupations (6.38%).
Being a small city, Canton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Canton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.45% of adults in Canton have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Canton in 2000 was $17,891, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,564 for a family of four.
The people who call Canton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Canton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Canton include German, Norwegian, Dutch, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Canton is English.
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