This is a 2.2% increase over the previous school year.
Canton Public High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 597 students.
A snapshot of Canton Public School District showed 84.1% of students were Black and 12.5% Hispanic.
Canton Public School District roughly covers eight schools within Madison County and has a main office in Canton.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Elementary School | 0% | 64.5% | 32.7% | 2.8% | 0% |
| Canton Public 9th Grade School | 0% | 82.7% | 16.2% | 1.1% | 0% |
| Canton Public High School | 0% | 87.6% | 11.7% | 0.7% | 0% |
| Huey L. Porter Middle School | 0% | 84.1% | 0% | 15.9% | 0% |
| Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary School | 0% | 87.1% | 11.5% | 1.4% | 0% |
| McNeal Elementary School | 0% | 88.8% | 10.2% | 1.0% | 0% |
| Nichols Middle School | 0% | 85.6% | 13.1% | 1.3% | 0% |
| Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts & Sciences | 0% | 90.6% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 0% |
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