The Canton Public School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Canton

Canton, Mississippi

Canton is a city in Madison County, Mississippi. The population was 12,911 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Madison County, and situated in the northern part of the metropolitan area surrounding the state capital, Jackson....

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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Schools

• Canton High School
• Nichols Middle School
• Canton Elementary School
• McNeal Elementary School
• Canton School of Arts and Sciences
• Canton Public Alternative School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,325 students enrolled in the Canton Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 98.71% African American, 0.78% Hispanic, 0.39% White, and 0.09% Asian. 89.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	3,227	51%	49%	0.06%	99.07%	0.59%	–	0.28%
2004-05	3,377	51%	49%	0.06%	99.29%	0.44%	–	0.21%
2003-04	3,393	51%	49%	0.06%	99.53%	0.21%	–	0.21%
2002-03	3,560	51%	49%	–	99.58%	0.22%	–	0.20%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Advised	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	0	0	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	1	2	2	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	3	2	1	0	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	1	2
Not Assigned	1	1	1	1	1