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Canton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

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Canton Public School Dist School District Details

Canton Public School Dist School District
403 East Lincoln Street
Canton, MS 39046

3,207 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Canton Public School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

(10 is best)

Better than of MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S. info

(10 is best)

Better than of U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
44%
24%
41%
33%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
District
State

Schools in this District

School Grades
Canton Career Center School
487 North Union Extension
Canton, MS, 39046
10-12
Canton Educational Services Center School
529 Mace Street
Canton, MS, 39046
04-12
Canton Elementary School
365 Vanburen Street
Canton, MS, 39046
KG-05
Canton Public 9th Grade School
634 Finney Road
Canton, MS, 39046
09-09
Canton Public High School
634 Finney Road
Canton, MS, 39046
10-12
Huey L. Porter Middle School
551 Finney Road
Canton, MS, 39046
06-08
Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary School
551 Finney Road
Canton, MS, 39046
KG-05
Mc Neal Elementary School
364 Martin Luther King Drive
Canton, MS, 39046
PK-05
Nichols Middle School
529 North Mace Street
Canton, MS, 39046
06-08
Reuben B. Myers Canton School Of Ar
357 Old Yazoo Road
Canton, MS, 39046
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.4% 44.7%
Black 85.6% 48.8%
Hispanic 13.6% 4.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 100.0% 99.6%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 100.0% 99.6%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 0.0% 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,928 $16,710,848 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $401 $1,359,791 4.0%
Staff $641 $2,173,631 6.3%
General Administration $330 $1,119,030 3.3%
School Administration $553 $1,875,223 5.5%
Operation $935 $3,170,585 9.3%
Transportation $452 $1,532,732 4.5%
Other $377 $1,278,407 3.7%
Total Support $3,689 $12,509,399 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,476 $5,005,116 14.6%
Total Expenditures $10,094 $34,228,754 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,520 $2,454,822,395 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $522 $232,272,600 4.9%
Staff $435 $193,640,345 4.1%
General Administration $339 $150,674,157 3.2%
School Administration $579 $257,346,178 5.4%
Operation $1,008 $448,088,619 9.4%
Transportation $481 $213,761,660 4.5%
Other $265 $118,019,762 2.5%
Total Support $3,629 $1,613,862,804 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,547 $688,036,580 14.5%
Total Expenditures $10,696 $4,756,697,515 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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