Canton Public School District
School Year 1995-1996
District # 4520

Performance Index: 1.7
Prior Year's Performance Index: 1.9
Accreditation Level: 1
Demographic Information
1990 Census District State
Population : 18,194 2,573,216
White 24.95% 63.46%
Black 74.91% 35.59%
Asian 0.03% 0.49%
Native American 0.00% 0.11%
Other 0.10% 0.34%
'95-'96 Enroll. District State
Students: (K-12) 3,727 503,602
White 1.13% 47.83%
Black 98.79% 51.11%
Asian 0.00% 0.56%
Native American 0.00% 0.15%
Other 0.08% 0.35%

% of Students in Lowest Quarter
Battery % < Q1 Rank
ITBS Grade 4 45.1% 137
ITBS Grade 5 43.9% 127
ITBS Grade 6 23.7% 89
ITBS Grade 7 42.4% 130
ITBS Grade 8 45.2% 143
TAP Grade 9 43.4% 131
FLE Composite 41.7% 136



District Information District State Rank
Attendance as % of Enrollment 95.07% 96.59% 143
% Eligible for Free Lunch 84.60% 54.31% 128
Number of Carnegie Units Taught 58.50 73.14 104
Classroom Pupil/Teacher Ratio 18.29 16.12 149
Number of Dropouts 130 11,406 N/A
% Teachers with Advanced Degrees 38.38% 34.11% 36
% Emergency Certificates 4.30% 3.30% N/A
Number of Gifted Program Teachers 0.55 646.56 N/A
% Gifted Students (Grades 2-12) 0.48% 6.10% 149
% Special Education Students 10.60% 12.72% N/A
% Receiving Diplomas 6.67% 16.75% 86
Federal Special Education Budget $167,998 $27,865,463 64
State/Local Special Education Bud. $932,587 $144,008,806 56
Number of Vocational Teachers 13.00 1,594.21 42
% Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 7-8) 89.30% 55.74% 47
% Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 9-12) 65.40% 63.76% 89
Total Per Pupil Expenditure $3,934 $4,402 138
% State and Local Revenue 76.3% 86.4% 144
% Federal Revenue 23.7% 13.6% 10
% District Administration Expend. 3.55% 3.19% 83
Valuation per Student in ADA $15,041 $22,702 63
Total Title I Budget $1,369,555 $120,933,951 16
% Used for Classroom Instruction 68.01% 71.88% 112
Number of Eligible Children 3,699 232,567 5
% of Eligible Children Served 100.00% 95.56% 1
Number of Title I Schools 4 678 55
Number of AP Courses Offered 0 N/A N/A
AP Students as % of HS Enrollment 0.00% N/A N/A
Graduation Rate 76.13% 73.18% 64
Mean ACT Core Composite Score 16.0 19.7 138
IHL (% ACT Core) 56.2% 41.0% 15



Performance Standards
District State Rank
ITBS Grade 4 Read. 34.7 45.7 138
ITBS Grade 4 Lang. 45.5 47.7 97
ITBS Grade 4 Math 39.8 48.9 140
ITBS Grade 5 Read. 36.7 44.7 127
ITBS Grade 5 Lang. 43.9 47.5 108
ITBS Grade 5 Math 37.0 47.4 143
ITBS Grade 6 Read. 43.2 48.2 113
ITBS Grade 6 Lang. 50.9 49.0 48
ITBS Grade 6 Math 49.2 49.4 76
ITBS Grade 7 Read. 38.2 46.2 120
ITBS Grade 7 Lang. 41.6 48.9 137
ITBS Grade 7 Math 39.2 46.6 132
ITBS Grade 8 Read. 37.4 49.9 140
ITBS Grade 8 Lang. 40.0 49.4 144
ITBS Grade 8 Math 34.7 46.4 143
TAP Grade 9 Read. 35.2 45.2 134
TAP Grade 9 Lang. 43.6 48.9 133
TAP Grade 9 Math 39.3 44.7 122
P.A. Grade 4 Lang. 434.9 473.7 132
P.A. Grade 4 Math 410.4 459.1 140
P.A. Grade 5 Lang. 432.2 472.7 137
P.A. Grade 5 Math 378.8 445.9 146
P.A. Grade 6 Lang. 423.1 471.5 135
P.A. Grade 6 Math 424.4 457.2 124
P.A. Grade 7 Lang. 420.3 460.4 131
P.A. Grade 7 Math 385.5 445.2 139
P.A. Grade 8 Lang. 396.9 463.8 143
P.A. Grade 8 Math 381.1 434.3 145
P.A. Grade 9 Lang. 423.2 461.3 136
P.A. Grade 9 Math 384.1 432.3 128
FLE Reading 261.9 273.2 144
FLE Math 262.4 272.1 132
FLE Written Comm. 258.2 268.4 147

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