Canton
A public school district in Canton, Massachusetts, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,314
- Students enrolled
- 265.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 510.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,467
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,314 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,964th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 79th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,467 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 78% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Canton spent $21,467 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,185 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $21,467 | $70.3 million | 3,273 |
| FY2022 | $19,938 | $64.4 million | 3,228 |
| FY2021 | $20,678 | $65.4 million | 3,164 |
| FY2020 | $18,169 | $59.9 million | 3,297 |
| FY2019 | $17,461 | $57.1 million | 3,272 |
| FY2018 | $16,914 | $56.0 million | 3,310 |
| FY2017 | $15,720 | $53.0 million | 3,374 |
| FY2016 | $14,945 | $50.3 million | 3,363 |
| FY2015 | $14,555 | $48.4 million | 3,326 |
| FY2014 | $14,338 | $46.6 million | 3,247 |
| FY2013 | $12,548 | $40.9 million | 3,262 |
| FY2012 | $13,316 | $43.3 million | 3,250 |
| FY2011 | $13,318 | $42.9 million | 3,218 |
| FY2010 | $13,112 | $41.0 million | 3,125 |
| FY2009 | $14,077 | $43.6 million | 3,097 |
| FY2008 | $12,566 | $38.3 million | 3,049 |
| FY2007 | $12,190 | $37.7 million | 3,093 |
| FY2006 | $11,629 | $35.7 million | 3,073 |
| FY2005 | $11,185 | $33.4 million | 2,990 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 5.1% |
| State | $19.0 million | 25.7% |
| Local | $51.1 million | 69.2% |
| Total | $73.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Canton High | 968 |
| Dean S Luce | 509 |
| John F Kennedy | 462 |
| Lt Peter M Hansen | 538 |
| Rodman Early Childhood Center | 121 |
| Wm H Galvin Middle | 716 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2503300
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Massachusetts — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Massachusetts — A to Z, each with its page.
- Massachusetts on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved