City in Wayne County
Schools in Canton
Canton has 25 schools inside its limits: 16 public, 5 charter, and 4 private. 19 teach elementary grades, 14 middle grades, and 5 high school grades. The largest is Canton High School, with 1,899 students (6 to 12). Charters are 24% of its public schools, below 26% across Wayne County.
- Schools
- 25
- Students
- 17,074
- Federal counts
- Students per teacher
- 18.1
- Public and charter
- Four-year graduation
- 95.6%
- Class of 2025
- Public
- Charter
- Private
From the federal and state files
What the numbers say about Canton
In Canton, by the federal district boundaries, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools covers about 74%; Wayne-Westland Community School District covers about 16% and Van Buren Public Schools covers about 10%.
Across its public and charter schools there are 18.1 students for every full-time teacher, against 17.3 across Wayne County.
95.6% of the class of 2025 here (a cohort of 1,439 students) graduated in four years, above 84.0% for Michigan as a whole. Salem High School posted the highest rate, 97.5%.
28% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.
11 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).
5 schools are magnet schools, open to students from outside their attendance area.
The newest, by the state's register, is Star International Academy, opened in July 2020.
4 private schools teach 1,515 students; the most common orientation is Baptist.
The Census gives Canton a median home value of $372,400, 77% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1991 (ACS 2020-2024).
All the numbers
28% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.
11 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).
5 schools are magnet schools, open to students from outside their attendance area.
The newest, by the state's register, is Star International Academy, opened in July 2020.
4 private schools teach 1,515 students; the most common orientation is Baptist.
The Census gives Canton a median home value of $372,400, 77% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1991 (ACS 2020-2024).
By the federal district boundaries
School districts that cover Canton
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16,083 students, grades Pre-K to 12, 93.3% four-year graduation
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9,861 students, grades Pre-K to 12, 77.0% four-year graduation
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4,273 students, grades Pre-K to 12, 82.6% four-year graduation
Every school in Canton
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25 schools
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- Students
- 771
- Per teacher
- 21.4
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All Saints Catholic School
Private elementary and middle school, Pre-K to 8, Roman Catholic
48735 Warren Rd, Canton
- Students
- 514
- Per teacher
- 21.0
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- Students
- 479
- Per teacher
- 16.1
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- Students
- 774
- Per teacher
- 20.9
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- Students
- 1,899
- Per teacher
- 20.6
- Graduation
- 96.1%
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- Students
- 612
- Per teacher
- 17.7
- Graduation
- 89.0%
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Crescent Academy International
Private elementary and middle school, Pre-K to 8, Islamic
40440 Palmer Rd, Canton
- Students
- 324
- Per teacher
- 11.2
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- Students
- 731
- Per teacher
- 17.5
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- Students
- 470
- Per teacher
- 14.6
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- Students
- 443
- Per teacher
- 14.0
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- Students
- 467
- Per teacher
- 15.2
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- Students
- 336
- Per teacher
- 14.9
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- Students
- 443
- Per teacher
- 16.7
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- Students
- 468
- Per teacher
- 16.5
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- Students
- 817
- Per teacher
- 17.9
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- Students
- 480
- Per teacher
- 16.4
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- Students
- 628
- Per teacher
- 14.0
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- Students
- 1,816
- Per teacher
- 18.8
- Graduation
- 95.0%
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- Students
- 1,871
- Per teacher
- 20.1
- Graduation
- 97.5%
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School House Montessori Academy
Private elementary school, Pre-K to 6, Nonsectarian
1669 Shaggerty Rd, Canton
- Students
- 49
- Per teacher
- 3.8
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South Canton Scholars Charter Academy
Charter elementary and middle school, K to 8
3085 S Canton Center Rd, Canton
- Students
- 822
- Per teacher
- 20.2
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- Students
- 370
- Per teacher
- 14.9
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- Students
- 476
- Per teacher
- 17.2
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- Students
- 377
- Per teacher
- 16.2
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- Students
- 637
- Per teacher
- 17.9
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Sources
- NCES EDGE School Characteristics (Common Core of Data), 2024-25
- NCES Common Core of Data school directory, 2024-25
- NCES Common Core of Data school characteristics (Title I and magnet status), 2021-22
- NCES Private School Survey, 2023-24
- Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, 2026
- Michigan CEPI cohort graduation rates (4-year), MI School Data, class of 2025
- NCES EDGE School District Characteristics, 2024-25
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school district and municipal boundaries, 2024
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024
- Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, 2026
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