Regular local school district · Van Zandt County
Canton ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Canton ISD runs 4 public schools with 2,309 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "CANTON ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 2,309
- Teachers (FTE)
- 166
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1045 S Buffalo, Canton, TX 75103
- Phone
- (903)567-4179
- County
- Van Zandt County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4812750
- State district ID
- TX-234902
- Total staff (FTE)
- 279
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 462 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.9
Texas15.1
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 (2,134), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $27.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.1 million
- State revenue
- $11.6 million
- Local revenue
- $13.8 million
- Total spending
- $23.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,825
- Salaries
- $12.8 million55.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $20.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.5%
- State: 42.2%
- Local: 50.3%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,825
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Canton ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Canton Elementary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 569 | 16.3 |
| Canton High School | High | 9 to 12 | 650 | 11.6 |
| Canton Intermediate | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 533 | 14.4 |
| Canton J H | Middle | 6 to 8 | 557 | 15.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Van Zandt County
- Wills Point ISD 2,893 students
- Van ISD 2,358 students
- Grand Saline ISD 1,211 students
- Edgewood ISD 1,022 students
- Martins Mill ISD 496 students
- Fruitvale ISD 385 students
- Ranch Academy 64 students
More in Texas
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.