Canon-McMillan SHS

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Canon-McMillan SHS in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,660 students in 2024-25 with 98.1 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

1,655 students in 2022-23, 1,683 students in 2023-24, 1,660 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 89.9 to 98.1.

Students enrolled at Canon-McMillan SHS by school year2022-23: 1,655, 2023-24: 1,683, 2024-25: 1,66005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6552023-241,6832024-251,660
Students enrolled at Canon-McMillan SHS by school year2022-23: 1,655, 2023-24: 1,683, 2024-25: 1,66005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6552023-241,6832024-251,660
Students enrolled at Canon-McMillan SHS by school year2022-23: 1,655, 2023-24: 1,683, 2024-25: 1,66005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6552023-241,6832024-251,660
Students enrolled at Canon-McMillan SHS by school year2022-23: 1,655, 2023-24: 1,683, 2024-25: 1,66005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6552023-241,6832024-251,660
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,65589.918.4
2023-241,68397.017.4
2024-251,66098.116.9

16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Canon-McMillan SHS 16.9; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanon-McMillan SHS 16.9state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Canon-McMillan SHS 16.9; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanon-McMillan SHS 16.9state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Canon-McMillan SHS 16.9; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanon-McMillan SHS 16.9state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Canon-McMillan SHS 16.9; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanon-McMillan SHS 16.9state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

20 AP courses and one counselor per 325 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Canon-McMillan SHS enrolled 1,623 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 71 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses20
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 325 of the 1,623 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions71
  • Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.2% of students were White, 5.8% of two or more races, 4.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White84.2%
  2. Two or more races5.8%
  3. Black4.1%
  4. Hispanic3.4%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Canon-McMillan SHS scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math55%54% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

97% of the 392 students in Canon-McMillan SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate97%96%87.5%
Students in the class392399136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Canonsburg

2 public high schools in Canonsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Canon-McMillan SHS is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Canon-McMillan SHS1,66016.927.8%
Western Area CTC100.670.0%

All public schools in Canonsburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Canon-McMillan SHS

  1. Chartiers-Houston JSHSThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 539 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Western Area CTCThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 10 students (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Canon-McMillan SHS with Chartiers-Houston JSHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Canon-McMillan SD spends per student$14,313 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,313
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaCanon-McMillan SHS is the number 61 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#61 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.16.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Canon-McMillan SHS

  1. How many students attend Canon-McMillan SHS?
    1,660 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,655 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Canonsburg, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Canon-McMillan SHS?
    16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Canon-McMillan SHS a Title I school?
    Canon-McMillan SHS was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Canon-McMillan SHS do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Canon-McMillan SHS scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Canon-McMillan SHS?
    97% of the 392 students in Canon-McMillan SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Canon-McMillan SHS in?
    Canon-McMillan SD, NCES district ID 4204890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420489004217 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22