Canton Public Schools
A public school district in Canton, Mississippi, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,157
- Students enrolled
- 215
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 448.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,389
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,157 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,106th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 37th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,389 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 19% 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 Public Schools spent $12,389 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,169 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 | $12,389 | $39.2 million | 3,166 |
| FY2022 | $11,408 | $35.0 million | 3,071 |
| FY2021 | $9,338 | $29.9 million | 3,207 |
| FY2020 | $9,139 | $30.6 million | 3,350 |
| FY2019 | $9,288 | $31.5 million | 3,391 |
| FY2018 | $8,919 | $31.1 million | 3,488 |
| FY2017 | $8,370 | $30.0 million | 3,583 |
| FY2016 | $8,440 | $30.4 million | 3,603 |
| FY2015 | $7,719 | $27.4 million | 3,550 |
| FY2014 | $7,783 | $26.4 million | 3,388 |
| FY2013 | $7,894 | $26.6 million | 3,374 |
| FY2012 | $7,983 | $27.3 million | 3,420 |
| FY2011 | $7,864 | $26.4 million | 3,352 |
| FY2010 | $7,719 | $26.3 million | 3,408 |
| FY2009 | $7,768 | $26.1 million | 3,355 |
| FY2008 | $7,583 | $25.5 million | 3,364 |
| FY2007 | $7,434 | $24.7 million | 3,325 |
| FY2006 | $7,031 | $22.7 million | 3,227 |
| FY2005 | $6,169 | $20.8 million | 3,377 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.7 million | 29.2% |
| State | $17.9 million | 33.2% |
| Local | $20.2 million | 37.5% |
| Total | $53.9 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Canton Career Center | 0 |
| Canton Educational Services Center | 0 |
| Canton Elementary School | 411 |
| Canton High School | 899 |
| Huey L Porter Middle | 356 |
| Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary | 366 |
| McNeal Elementary School | 385 |
| Nichols Middle School | 362 |
| Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences | 378 |
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
- 2800900
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi 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