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Canton Local School District, OH: schools, enrollment and spending

Canton Local School District runs 3 public schools with 1,922 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.2 students per teacher is 1.9 higher than the Ohio figure of 17.3.Listed in NCES data as "Canton Local".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,922
Teachers (FTE)
100
Students per teacher
19.2
OH: 17.3 · US: 15.3
Address
600 Faircrest St SE, Canton, OH 44707
County
Stark County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3904983
State district ID
OH-049833
Total staff (FTE)
442
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 275 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district19.2
Ohio17.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,950), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$35.1 million
Federal revenue
$3.4 million
State revenue
$12.6 million
Local revenue
$19.1 million
Total spending
$35.2 million
Spending per pupil
$18,028
Salaries
$16.1 million45.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$40.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.7%
  • State: 35.8%
  • Local: 54.4%

Ohio overall

  • Federal: 9.2%
  • State: 37.9%
  • Local: 52.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,028
Ohio$16,266
United States$16,826

Schools in Canton Local School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Canton South High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1277422.1
Canton South Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 837812.6
Faircrest Memorial Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 574724.9

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.