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Choices Alternative School

Public Grades 9-12

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Choices Alternative School is a public high school located in Canton, Ohio, serving grades 11-12 with a total enrollment of 192 students. The school is part of the Canton City School District, which is ranked 610 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Choices Alternative School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 763 to 818 out of 767-867 high schools. The school has had four-year graduation rates ranging from 21.8% to 73.7% in recent years, significantly lower than the state average and nearby schools. Additionally, Choices Alternative School has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 33.0% to 97.5%, which is alarmingly high compared to the state and nearby schools. Across all subject areas and end-of-course exams, the school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state and Canton City School District averages, often by 20-50 percentage points.

When comparing Choices Alternative School to other high schools in the Canton area, the performance gap is stark. For example, Hoover High School, which is part of the North Canton City School District, consistently ranks in the top 10% of Ohio high schools and has significantly higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and much stronger test scores across all subjects. The extremely low graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and poor academic performance at Choices Alternative School suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in supporting its student population, which could have broader implications for the overall quality of education in the Canton City School District.

238

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,970

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

521 Tuscarawas St W
Canton, OH 44702-3819

(330) 451-3300

District: Canton City

Feeder schools for Choices Alternative School:

Elementary:	Belle Stone Elementary School
	Canton Arts Academy @ Summit
	Cedar Elementary School
	Gibbs Elementary School
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	Harter Elementary School
	Portage Collaborative Montessori School
	Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School
	Worley Elementary School
Middle:	Clarendon Intermediate School
	Crenshaw Middle School
	McGregor Intermediate School
	Youtz Intermediate School
Alternative:	STEAMM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.2%

White:

32.4%

Two or more races:

20.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2009 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (23% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 50 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg38%

Ohio avg62%

786^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Canton City

610^th of 828Canton City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	786 of 855	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	847 of 864	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	818 of 867	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.0	765 of 784	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.0	777 of 778	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	763 of 767	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	807 of 832	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	818 of 818	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	804 of 819	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.1	782 of 791	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.9	695 of 767	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	742 of 756	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	759 of 809	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	743 of 815	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	812 of 822	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	768 of 805	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	710 of 817	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	751 of 819	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	701 of 748	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History37%-34 vs state

English II36%-25 vs state

Biology29%-36 vs state

American Government27%-45 vs state

Algebra I9%-50 vs state

Geometry0%-43 vs state

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Schools Near Choices Alternative School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Choices Alternative School	Public	9-12	521 Tuscarawas St W	Canton	44702	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 451-3300	238	12	19.8		77 (32.4%)	91 (38.2%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (20.6%)	6.2	786^th of 855 public high schools	8.1%		2.9	847^th of 864 public high schools	2.0%	61	27.3	36.7	29.4	35.7	0.0	9.1	$12,970
Stark High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1379 Garfield Ave SW Ste B	Canton	44706	Stark County	Stark High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 214-4140	104	10	10.9		43 (41.3%)	34 (32.7%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.3%)	5.5	796^th of 855 public high schools	6.9%					(n/a)	40.0	41.2	13.3	15.4	5.6		$14,853
McKinley High School	Public	9-12	2323 17th St NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 438-2712	2,047	137	14.9		628 (30.7%)	809 (39.5%)	313 (15.3%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	286 (14.0%)	15.4	704^th of 855 public high schools	17.7%		9	747^th of 864 public high schools	13.5%	43	49.0	48.3	36.5	38.2	16.1	41.3	$16,779
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 Cleveland Ave NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-8547	85	7	12.1		57 (67.1%)	11 (12.9%)	3 (3.5%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (14.1%)	9.7	739^th of 855 public high schools	13.6%		7.3	766^th of 864 public high schools	11.3%	27	28.6	53.3	29.4	38.9	5.3	5.6	$7,498
Canton Harbor High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1731 Grace Ave NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton Harbor High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-8414	125	10	12.5		64 (51.2%)	36 (28.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.2%)	7.9	763^rd of 855 public high schools	10.8%		11.5	719^th of 864 public high schools	16.8%	44	54.2	33.3	26.7	26.1	5.0	5.6	$11,426
Canton South High School	Public	9-12	600 Faircrest St SE	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 484-8000	774	35	22.1		615 (79.5%)	62 (8.0%)	25 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.9%)	46.9	502^nd of 855 public high schools	41.3%		44.6	511^th of 864 public high schools	40.9%	9	68.1	73.9	69.1	60.5	46.2	41.7	$15,709
Perry High School	Public	9-12	3737 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 477-3486	1,456	74	19.5	43.5%	1,252 (86.0%)	48 (3.3%)	61 (4.2%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (5.7%)	67.5	226^th of 855 public high schools	73.6%		69	210^th of 864 public high schools	75.7%	16	87.3	85.0	81.4	71.6	50.3	65.5	$12,053
GlenOak High School	Public	9-12	1801 Schneider St NE	Canton	44721	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 491-3800	2,086	92	22.6	42.4%	1,483 (71.1%)	313 (15.0%)	56 (2.7%)	17 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	208 (10.0%)	58.9	341^st of 855 public high schools	60.1%		58.9	346^th of 864 public high schools	60.0%	5	79.8	77.7	77.3	67.6	45.6	58.7	$10,582
East Canton High School	Public	9-12	310 Browning Ct N	East Canton	44730	Stark County	Osnaburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 488-0316	254	17	15.3		235 (92.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	41.2	556^th of 855 public high schools	35.0%		45	505^th of 864 public high schools	41.6%	51	71.0	73.0	47.5	68.3	27.3	48.6	$11,031
Hoover High School	Public	9-12	525 7th St NE	North Canton	44720	Stark County	North Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 497-5620	1,502	89	16.9	27.9%	1,312 (87.4%)	50 (3.3%)	34 (2.3%)	28 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.2%)	81.8	61^st of 855 public high schools	92.9%		79.9	83^rd of 864 public high schools	90.4%	22	88.9	93.3	93.5	86.5	66.9	83.1	$12,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Choices Alternative School

What district is Choices Alternative School in?

Canton City

How many students attend Choices Alternative School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Choices Alternative School.

What is the racial makeup of Choices Alternative School?

Students at Choices Alternative School are 38% African American, 32% White, 21% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Choices Alternative School?

Choices Alternative School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belle Stone Elementary School
Elementary : Canton Arts Academy @ Summit
Elementary : Cedar Elementary School
Elementary : Gibbs Elementary School
Elementary : Harter Elementary School
Elementary : Portage Collaborative Montessori School
Elementary : Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School
Elementary : Worley Elementary School
Middle : Clarendon Intermediate School
Middle : Crenshaw Middle School
Middle : McGregor Intermediate School
Middle : Youtz Intermediate School
Alternative : STEAMM Academy

Is Choices Alternative School a good school?

Choices Alternative School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Ohio high schools.

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