Canton Reporter

There were 1,857 students enrolled in Canton Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54.1% of them were boys, and 45.9% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 76.6% of the Canton Local Schools total enrollment.

Canton Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Stark County and has a main office in Canton.

Among the three schools in Canton Local Schools, Walker Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 762 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School Name	Total enrollment in 2021-2022	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Walker Elementary School	654	762	16.5%
Faircrest Memorial Middle School	533	395	-25.9%
Canton South High School	653	662	1.4%