Canton South High School

Summary:

Canton South High School is a public high school serving 815 students in grades 9-12 in Canton, Ohio, which is part of the Stark County Area school district. While the school has seen a positive trend in its graduation rates, it faces several challenges, including below-average test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and potential achievement gaps for certain student populations.

Canton South High School has a predominantly white student population, with 80.25% of students identifying as white, which is higher than the state average and the nearby R.G. Drage Career Technical Center, which has 89.9% white students. The school's performance on state tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 40.8% in Geometry to 66.4% in American History. Additionally, Canton South High School's rankings for special education students and low socioeconomic status students are in the lower half of Ohio high schools, indicating potential challenges in supporting these student populations.

While Canton South High School has seen a steady increase in its four-year graduation rate, from 90.3% in 2020-2021 to 95.7% in 2023-2024, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.1% in 2019-2020 to 43.6% in 2021-2022. This concerning trend suggests the need for further investigation and intervention. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, from 302 out of 800 Ohio high schools in 2017-2018 to 511 out of 864 in 2023-2024, indicating the school may be struggling to keep pace with other high schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 600 Faircrest St SE
       Canton, OH  44707-1344


(330) 484-8000

District: Canton Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
511th of 864 Ohio High Schools


Feeder schools for Canton South High School:

Elementary:    Faircrest Memorial Elementary School
Middle:    Canton South Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.6 Help
Number of students:  815

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.2%
Two or more races:
8.6%
African American:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.2% Help


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Compare Details Canton South High School ranks worse than 59.1% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.61. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Canton South High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Canton South High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton South High School 511th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Canton South High School in the ranking list.)

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Canton Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton Local 459th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Canton South High School

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Rank History for all students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.27 200th 681 70.6%
2005 41.28 497th 689 27.9%
2006 61.46 301st 696 56.8%
2007 52.19 488th 756 35.4%
2008 48.54 535th 767 30.2%
2009 45.72 585th 791 26.0%
2010 46.70 596th 819 27.2%
2011 51.43 572nd 818 30.1%
2012 56.07 534th 832 35.8%
2013 54.76 483rd 767 37.0%
2014 59.17 408th 769 46.9%
2015 45.66 537th 778 31.0%
2016 36.33 592nd 784 24.5%
2017 34.77 563rd 773 27.2%
2018 61.45 302nd 800 62.3%
2019 52.99 438th 836 47.6%
2021 43.03 492nd 819 39.9%
2022 42.67 515th 836 38.4%
2023 43.76 525th 867 39.4%
2024 44.61 511th 864 40.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.77 179th 211 15.2%
2022 23.34 180th 222 18.9%
2023 27.19 187th 239 21.8%
2024 47.91 133rd 242 45.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.55 296th 614 51.8%
2024 30.58 416th 598 30.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.44 193rd 758 74.5%
2019 52.52 422nd 779 45.8%
2021 42.00 492nd 763 35.5%
2022 37.43 538th 773 30.4%
2023 40.41 524th 805 34.9%
2024 47.85 466th 822 43.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.55 271st 751 63.9%
2019 53.37 467th 781 40.2%
2021 46.52 457th 775 41.0%
2022 47.32 462nd 794 41.8%
2023 43.35 521st 813 35.9%
2024 51.61 452nd 798 43.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.24 294th 550 46.5%
2019 47.58 299th 628 52.4%
2021 25.37 472nd 596 20.8%
2022 25.81 463rd 606 23.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 64.22 124th 312 60.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.06 274th 763 64.1%
2019 51.58 450th 792 43.2%
2021 38.29 527th 778 32.3%
2022 37.67 548th 808 32.2%
2023 44.36 508th 819 38.0%
2024 39.73 538th 816 34.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.05 34th 303 88.8%
2021 60.68 89th 284 68.7%
2022 50.23 137th 306 55.2%
2023 35.64 190th 323 41.2%
2024 62.62 102nd 318 67.9%
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Rank History for White students at Canton South High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.85 278th 718 61.3%
2019 45.38 470th 739 36.4%
2021 39.13 466th 727 35.9%
2022 44.18 451st 749 39.8%
2023 44.54 466th 756 38.4%
2024 37.98 509th 754 32.5%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Canton South High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 871 52 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 929
1989 858 57 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 921
1990 832 61 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 896
1991 823 49 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 873
1992 856 62 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 918
1993 840 66 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 907
1994 850 54 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 905
1995 870 49 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 923
1996 870 49 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 923
1997 883 43 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 928
1998 879 53 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 936
1999 866 59 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 928
2000 834 49 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 885
2001 825 52 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 883
2002 823 58 1 3 0 n/a n/a 5 890
2003 823 58 1 3 0 n/a n/a 5 890
2004 799 68 2 3 0 n/a n/a 1 873
2005 715 60 2 2 0 n/a n/a 1 780
2006 709 75 1 4 0 n/a n/a 2 791
2007 885 101 2 7 0 n/a n/a 9 1004
2008 937 115 3 11 0 n/a n/a 16 1082
2009 880 130 4 6 1 n/a n/a 24 1045
2010 769 90 8 6 1 n/a n/a 17 891
2011 769 91 8 6 0 0 24 0 898
2012 716 78 9 6 1 0 29 0 839
2013 727 72 4 7 4 0 42 0 856
2014 710 53 2 6 4 0 34 0 809
2015 722 46 4 7 2 0 40 0 821
2016 708 50 4 5 0 0 46 0 813
2017 671 54 4 5 0 0 37 0 771
2018 683 46 5 10 0 0 34 0 778
2019 672 43 5 9 2 0 42 0 773
2020 669 47 5 10 2 0 33 0 766
2021 633 57 6 16 0 0 45 0 757
2022 649 68 3 18 1 1 54 0 794
2023 654 69 2 18 1 1 70 0 815

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Canton South High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 929 58.0 16.0 0
1989 921 58.0 15.8 n/a
1990 896 57.9 15.4 n/a
1991 873 59.0 14.7 n/a
1992 918 60.7 15.1 6.5
1993 907 59.8 15.2 6.3
1994 905 59.7 15.2 5.3
1995 923 55.7 16.6 0
1996 923 55.7 16.6 0
1997 928 54.9 16.9 5.4
1998 936 54.9 17.0 5.3
1999 928 54.5 17.0 6.6
2000 885 56.9 15.6 8.2
2001 883 55.8 15.8 8.5
2002 890 60.6 14.7 12.9
2003 890 60.6 14.7 12.9
2004 873 62.1 14.1 13.8
2005 780 63.0 12.4 23
2006 791 62.7 12.6 24.1
2007 1004 60.3 16.7 23.4
2008 1082 56.0 19.3 n/a
2009 1045 57.0 18.3 31.5
2010 891 54.9 16.2 43.8
2011 898 53.6 16.7 42
2012 839 52.0 16.1 43.4
2013 856 51.7 16.5 44.5
2014 809 55.7 14.5 46.4
2015 821 n/a n/a 48.5
2016 813 46.0 17.6 53.3
2017 771 47.0 16.3 45.3
2018 778 44.7 17.3 46
2019 773 44.7 17.2 46.8
2020 766 42.7 17.9 41.9
2021 757 42.0 18.0 n/a
2022 794 41.0 19.3 n/a
2023 815 34.5 23.6 41.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Canton South High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 929 58.0 16.0 0
1989 921 58.0 15.8 n/a
1990 896 57.9 15.4 n/a
1991 873 59.0 14.7 n/a
1992 918 60.7 15.1 6.5
1993 907 59.8 15.2 6.3
1994 905 59.7 15.2 5.3
1995 923 55.7 16.6 0
1996 923 55.7 16.6 0
1997 928 54.9 16.9 5.4
1998 936 54.9 17.0 5.3
1999 928 54.5 17.0 6.6
2000 885 56.9 15.6 8.2
2001 883 55.8 15.8 8.5
2002 890 60.6 14.7 12.9
2003 890 60.6 14.7 12.9
2004 873 62.1 14.1 13.8
2005 780 63.0 12.4 23
2006 791 62.7 12.6 24.1
2007 1004 60.3 16.7 23.4
2008 1082 56.0 19.3 n/a
2009 1045 57.0 18.3 31.5
2010 891 54.9 16.2 43.8
2011 898 53.6 16.7 42
2012 839 52.0 16.1 43.4
2013 856 51.7 16.5 44.5
2014 809 55.7 14.5 46.4
2015 821 n/a n/a 48.5
2016 813 46.0 17.6 53.3
2017 771 47.0 16.3 45.3
2018 778 44.7 17.3 46
2019 773 44.7 17.2 46.8
2020 766 42.7 17.9 41.9
2021 757 42.0 18.0 n/a
2022 794 41.0 19.3 n/a
2023 815 34.5 23.6 41.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Canton South High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,800
2022 $12,967
2023 $14,152

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Canton South High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 438th of 836 High schoolsRanks 525th of 867 High schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Canton South High School)8665.8
 20.2%
   End of Course American Government (Canton Local)8665.8
 20.2%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Canton South High School)84.867.2
 17.6%
   End of Course American History (Canton Local)84.867.2
 17.6%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Canton South High School)77.764.8
 12.9%
   End of Course Biology (Canton Local)77.764.8
 12.9%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Canton South High School)71.452.3
 19.1%
   End of Course English II (Canton Local)71.452.3
 19.1%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Canton South High School)45.848.3
 2.5%
   End of Course Geometry (Canton Local)45.849
 3.2%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Canton South High School)36.331.7
 4.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Canton Local)48.843.2
 5.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students773815
 5.4%
African American4369
 60.5%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic918
 100%
Pacific Islander01
White672654
 2.7%
Two or More Races4270
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.8%41.2%
 5.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Canton South High School

Students at Canton South High School are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Canton South High School ranks 511th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 815 students attended Canton South High School.

Canton South High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Faircrest Memorial Elementary School
Middle : Canton South Middle School


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