Summary
East Canton High School is a small public school serving about 254 students in grades 9–12 in Osnaburg Local, located in East Canton, Ohio, near Canton. In 2025–2026 it ranked 490 of 795 Ohio high schools — the 38th percentile, with 2 stars — the same percentile as its district. Its ranking rose from the 29th percentile in 2015–2016 to a peak of 52nd percentile (3 stars) in 2022–2023, then slipped to 42nd, 35th, and 38th over the following three years.
Graduation is the clearest strength: 100% in 2023–2024, 2024–2025, and 2025–2026, tied with Malvern High School for the best rate among nearby schools. Test results are mixed. East Canton is above the state average in American Government (79.7% vs. 71.6%) and Algebra I (65.0% vs. 61.6%), but below in American History, Biology, English II, and Geometry — though English II and Geometry are close. Math is trending upward: Algebra I proficiency climbed from 39.1% in 2022–2023 to 65.0%, and Geometry from 27.3% to 40.7%. American History, by contrast, fell from 88.3% in 2022–2023 to 67.9%, and English II declined from 71.7% to 61.8%.
Locally, East Canton compares well with McKinley High School and Canton South High School in most subjects and on graduation and attendance, but trails Hoover High School, Louisville High School, and GlenOak High School in most test comparisons. It is closest in size to Malvern, with the two trading subject strengths. Chronic absenteeism is 19.7%, improved from 24.7% in 2021–2022 but above the district's 15.7%. The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1 — better than the largest high schools, but far above Malvern's 7.1:1. Reported spending was $7,744 per student in 2018–2019, lower than most nearby districts. Among student groups, low-income students rank at the 57th percentile, gifted students at the 61st, and male students at the 52nd, while female students rank 30th.
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