Canton City Schools

With an enrollment of approximately 10,600 students, the Canton City School District is the largest in Stark County and one of the eight largest urban school systems in Ohio. It is also one of the largest employers in Stark County. The district comprises two high schools (each with a freshman academy), four middle schools, 16 elementary schools, one preschool and an early childhood kindergarten center. In addition, the district operates five alternative high schools, one alternative middle school and helps operate a Montessori school, a Digital Academy, an Arts Academy and an educational facility inside a juvenile attention center. The Canton City Schools offer a wide variety of strong academic, vocational, athletic, fine arts and other extracurricular activities. Since 1999, a state-driven building program, Design for the Future, has propelled the construction of ten new school buildings -- Cedar Elementary, Worley Elementary, Allen Elementary, Gibbs Elementary, Belden Elementary, Summit Elementary, Harter Elementary, McGregor Elementary, Clarendon Elementary and Lehman Middle School. A local bond issue provided about 30 percent of the funding. Under the plan, nineteen schools will be new or renovated by 2007. (See Looking to the Future)

Vision

Every student of the Canton City Schools will achieve at high levels and graduate from high school prepared to enter the work force or college.

Mission

Raising student achievement through the work

Beliefs

• Canton City Schools must provide direction and support for the work of teachers focusing on those matters teachers can control (e.g.the work they design for students.)
• All students can learn more than they are now learning.
• Consider students as the primary customers of schools.
• Create a sense of urgency for the need for organizational change.
• Build capacity for improvement of performance to sustain change over the long haul.
• Foster collaboration and positive relationships among staff, students, families, and the community.
• The purpose of our schools must be to Communicate to all stakeholders to ensure they align themselves with our work and purpose of educating students.

Results

The following is a list of district results for the customers:

• Students: Provided work that is interesting, challenging, and satisfying.
• School system: Students are engaged, persist with the work, and learn what school and community deems important for them to know and be able to do.
• Parents: Students are happy, safe, and learn what parents believe they should learn.
• Community: What students learn is culturally significant and valued by the community and society at large.

Statistical Profile of Our District

Map of Our District

District Phone Directory (updated 3/13/08)