Canton Public School District, Mississippi

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Canton Public School District
District details
Students: 3,232 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Canton Public School District is a school district in Mississippi (Madison County). During the 2024 school year, 3,232 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

To find information about Canton Public School District school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Peter Brown
Glen Lacey
Lenderrick Taylor
Jacqueline Griffin	2025	2030
Johnny Brown		2027

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$11,363,000	$3,700	25%
Local:	$17,061,000	$5,556	38%
State:	$16,526,000	$5,381	37%
Total:	$44,950,000	$14,637

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$37,372,000	$12,169
Total Current Expenditures:	$35,034,000	$11,408
Instructional Expenditures:	$18,615,000	$6,061	50%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,542,000	$1,478	12%
Administration:	$4,269,000	$1,390	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$6,903,000	$2,247	18%
Total Capital Outlay:	$620,000	$201
Construction:	$160,000	$52
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$133,000	$43
Interest on Debt:	$1,585,000	$516

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	13	PS	11	20-24	PS	PS	<50
2018-2019	33	PS	33	35-39	PS	<50	<50
2017-2018	26	>=50	24	35-39	PS	PS	>=50
2016-2017	19	PS	18	25-29		PS	<50
2015-2016	11	>=50	11	10-14		PS	<50
2014-2015	9	PS	8	6-9	PS	PS	<50
2013-2014	52	>=50	51	55-59		PS	PS
2012-2013	53	PS	52	60-69			PS
2011-2012	52	PS	52	50-59			PS
2010-2011	52	<50	52	40-59			>=50

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	19	PS	18	25-29	PS	PS	PS
2018-2019	24	PS	23	25-29	PS	<50	PS
2017-2018	22	<50	21	30-34	PS	PS	>=50
2016-2017	15	PS	15	15-19		PS	<50
2015-2016	15	>=50	14	15-19		PS	<50
2014-2015	12	PS	12	10-14	PS	PS	<50
2013-2014	42	<50	43	35-39		PS	PS
2012-2013	43	PS	43	40-49			PS
2011-2012	42	PS	42	30-39			PS
2010-2011	39	<50	39	21-39			<50

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	75-79	PS	80-84	40-59
2018-2019	70-74	PS	70-74	21-39
2017-2018	70-74		80-84	<=20			PS
2016-2017	70-74	PS	70-74	PS
2015-2016	74		75-79	PS
2014-2015	63		60-64
2013-2014	55-59		55-59	PS
2012-2013	72		70-74
2011-2012	70		70-74
2010-2011	74		75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	3,232	2.0
2022-2023	3,166	3.0
2021-2022	3,071	-4.4
2020-2021	3,207	-4.5
2019-2020	3,350	-1.2
2018-2019	3,391	-2.9
2017-2018	3,488	-2.7
2016-2017	3,583	-0.6
2015-2016	3,603	1.5
2014-2015	3,550	4.6
2013-2014	3,388	0.4
2012-2013	3,374	-1.4
2011-2012	3,420	2.0
2010-2011	3,352	-1.7
2009-2010	3,408	1.6
2008-2009	3,355	-0.3
2007-2008	3,364	1.2
2006-2007	3,325	2.9
2005-2006	3,227	-4.6
2004-2005	3,377	-0.5
2003-2004	3,393	-4.9
2002-2003	3,560	-0.9
2001-2002	3,593	-4.5
2000-2001	3,754	0.7
1999-2000	3,727	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Canton Public School District (%)	Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	1.1
Black	83.2	46.9
Hispanic	14.8	5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	0.8	4.6
White	0.9	42.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Canton Public School District had 221.47 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.59.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	4.63
Kindergarten:	11.83
Elementary:	97.83
Secondary:	91.39
Total:	221.47

Canton Public School District employed 6.66 district administrators and 20.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	6.66
District Administrative Support:	21.94
School Administrators:	20.70
School Administrative Support:	22.73

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	59.24
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.65
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.50
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.87
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	17.47
Other Support Services:	46.53

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Canton Public School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Canton Career Center	0	10-12
Canton Educational Services Center	0	4-12
Canton Elementary School	387	PK-5
Canton Public 9th Grade School	262	9-9
Canton Public High School	643	10-12
Huey L. Porter Middle School	376	6-8
Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary School	399	PK-5
Mc Neal Elementary School	391	PK-5
Nichols Middle School	388	6-8
Reuben B. Myers Canton School Of Ar	386	PK-5

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