This is a 4.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Canton Public High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 535 students.
A snapshot of Canton Public School District schools showed 84.9% of students were Black and 9.8% Hispanic.
Canton Public School District roughly covers eight schools within Madison County and has a main office in Canton.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Canton Public School District
Enrollment in Canton Public School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Elementary School | 0% | 64.2% | 33.7% | 2.1% | 0% |
| Canton Public 9th Grade School | 0% | 86.5% | 0% | 13.5% | 0% |
| Canton Public High School | 0% | 87.5% | 11.6% | 0.9% | 0% |
| Huey L. Porter Middle School | 0% | 83.4% | 0% | 16.6% | 0% |
| Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary School | 0% | 87.8% | 11.4% | 0.8% | 0% |
| McNeal Elementary School | 0% | 90.3% | 0% | 9.7% | 0% |
| Nichols Middle School | 0% | 86.9% | 12.0% | 1.1% | 0% |
| Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts & Sciences | 0% | 91.7% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 0% |
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