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Canton South High School

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Canton South High School ranks 502 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 41% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Canton South High School is a public high school serving 814 students in grades 9-12 in Canton, Ohio. The school is part of the Canton Local School District, which is ranked 364 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of Canton South High School's key strengths is its consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 95.2% to 97.9% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.6% to 36.8%, notably higher than the state average. Academically, the school performs well in American History and Biology, with proficiency rates above the state average, but struggles in Geometry and Algebra I, with proficiency rates significantly below the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Washington High School and Sandy Valley High School, Canton South High School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of test scores and graduation rates. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates are notably higher than most of its neighbors, suggesting this is a unique challenge for the school. Overall, Canton South High School has several strengths, but addressing the high chronic absenteeism and uneven academic achievement across different student populations should be a priority for the school and district.

774

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,709

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Faircrest St SE
Canton, OH 44707-1344

(330) 484-8000

District: Canton Local

Feeder schools for Canton South High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Two or more races:

8.9%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 18 pts below the Ohio average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

Ohio avg62%

502^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

364^th of 828Canton Local 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	46.9	502 of 855	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	511 of 864	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	525 of 867	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	515 of 836	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	492 of 819	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	438 of 836	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	302 of 800	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.8	563 of 773	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.3	592 of 784	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.7	537 of 778	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.2	408 of 769	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	483 of 767	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	534 of 832	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	572 of 818	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	596 of 819	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.7	585 of 791	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.5	535 of 767	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.2	488 of 756	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.5	301 of 696	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.3	497 of 689	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	72.3	200 of 681	70.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	111 of 328	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	102 of 318	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	190 of 323	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	137 of 306	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	89 of 284	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	34 of 303	88.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	463 of 606	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	472 of 596	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	299 of 628	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	294 of 550	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	437 of 809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	452 of 798	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	521 of 813	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	462 of 794	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	457 of 775	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	467 of 781	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	271 of 751	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	124 of 312	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	339 of 815	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	466 of 822	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	524 of 805	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	538 of 773	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	492 of 763	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	422 of 779	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	193 of 758	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	529 of 817	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	538 of 816	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	508 of 819	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	548 of 808	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	527 of 778	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	450 of 792	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	274 of 763	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	152 of 254	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	133 of 242	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	187 of 239	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	180 of 222	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	179 of 211	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	338 of 617	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	416 of 598	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	296 of 614	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	486 of 748	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	509 of 754	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	466 of 756	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	451 of 749	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	466 of 727	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	470 of 739	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	278 of 718	61.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)60th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History74%+3 vs state

Biology69%+4 vs state

American Government68%-4 vs state

English II60%~ state avg

Geometry46%+3 vs state

Algebra I42%-18 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
R G Drage Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	2800 Richville Dr SE	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Stark County Area	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 832-9856	736	40	18.4		679 (92.3%)	6 (0.8%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Washington High School	Public	9-12	1 Paul E Brown Dr SE	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 830-3901	1,211	75	16.1		774 (63.9%)	158 (13.0%)	107 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	165 (13.6%)	36.2	593^rd of 855 public high schools	30.6%		42.7	528^th of 864 public high schools	38.9%	65	69.3	61.0	57.3	58.6	30.0	43.0	$11,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Canton South High School

Is Canton South High School a good school?

Canton South High School ranks 502^nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Canton South High School?

Students at Canton South High School are 79% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Canton South High School in?

Canton Local

How many students attend Canton South High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended Canton South High School.

What schools feed into 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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