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North Canton, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks North Canton City #734 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,114 per pupil, North Canton City ranks #593 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,419
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,114
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Canton City operates 7 public schools serving 4,419 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Stark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,114 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.1% local, 28.7% state, and 9.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #734 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 578.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.5% White, 3.6% African American, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clearmount Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.7/100.
Its largest campus is Hoover High School, enrolling 1,502 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mary L Evans Early Childhood Center, at 171 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hoover High School accounts for 27.4% of all North Canton City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Canton City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
North Canton City school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities
North Canton City school enrollment ranges from 171 students (lowest) to 1,502 students (highest), a spread of 1,331 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North Canton City student-counselor ratio is 579:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
North Canton City chronic absenteeism rate is 9.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
North Canton City has 7 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,419 students.
How much does North Canton City spend per student?
North Canton City spends $13,114 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #734 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of North Canton City?
North Canton City students are 83.5% White, 3.6% African American, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Canton City?
North Canton City has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #734 out of 806 districts in Ohio.