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Canton School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 508 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Canton School District is a school district in Missouri (Clark and Lewis counties). During the 2024 school year, 508 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Canton School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Chad Dewaard20252028
Taylor Fahser20252028
Susie Biggerstaff20212027
Lacy Spurgeon20152027
Jake Schaefer20232026
Stacey Guilfoyle20192026
Larry Arnold20102026

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Overlapping state house districts

Canton School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Missouri House of Representatives District 4Greg SharpeRepublican Party 100% 5%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,120,000 $2,240 16%
Local: $3,325,000 $6,650 46%
State: $2,749,000 $5,498 38%
Total: $7,194,000 $14,388
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,907,000 $13,814
Total Current Expenditures: $6,518,000 $13,036
Instructional Expenditures: $4,198,000 $8,396 61%
Student and Staff Support: $504,000 $1,008 7%
Administration: $638,000 $1,276 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,178,000 $2,356 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $68,000 $136
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $183,000 $366
Interest on Debt: $86,000 $172

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."[2]

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 28 PS PS PS <=20 25-29
2018-2019 37 PS PS PS 40-59 35-39
2017-2018 36 PS <50 PS 40-59 35-39
2016-2017 39 <50 PS >=50 35-39
2015-2016 42 <50 PS <50 40-44
2014-2015 37 <50 PS PS <50 35-39
2013-2014 52 <50 PS >=50 50-54
2012-2013 50 <50 PS <50 50-54
2011-2012 58 <50 >=50 55-59
2010-2011 57 <50 PS 60-64

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 43 PS PS PS 40-59 40-44
2018-2019 45 PS <50 PS 40-59 45-49
2017-2018 51 PS <50 PS 40-59 50-54
2016-2017 60 >=50 PS >=50 60-64
2015-2016 70 >=50 PS >=50 70-74
2014-2015 62 >=50 PS PS <50 60-64
2013-2014 51 <50 PS <50 50-54
2012-2013 55 <50 PS <50 55-59
2011-2012 55 <50 <50 55-59
2010-2011 54 <50 PS 55-59

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 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 80-89 80-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 508 2.8
2022-2023 494 -1.2
2021-2022 500 -2.4
2020-2021 512 0.4
2019-2020 510 4.1
2018-2019 489 -7.4
2017-2018 525 2.7
2016-2017 511 -3.1
2015-2016 527 -4.6
2014-2015 551 1.1
2013-2014 545 2.0
2012-2013 534 -0.4
2011-2012 536 -3.5
2010-2011 555 1.4
2009-2010 547 2.9
2008-2009 531 -2.6
2007-2008 545 -0.4
2006-2007 547 -6.9
2005-2006 585 0.2
2004-2005 584 -0.5
2003-2004 587 -4.3
2002-2003 612 -2.1
2001-2002 625 1.1
2000-2001 618 -3.1
1999-2000 637 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Canton School District (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 2.1
Black 1.2 15.3
Hispanic 0.2 8.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 5.5 5.5
White 92.3 67.9

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Canton School District had 45.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.06.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 3.87
Elementary: 19.21
Secondary: 20.87
Total: 45.95

Canton School District employed 1.01 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.01
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.05
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.01
Other Support Services: 5.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Canton School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Canton Elem.288PK-6
Canton High2207-12


About school boards

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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