Canton Independent School District

Infobox School District
name= Canton Independent School District


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type= Public
budget= [http://www.cantonisd.net/documents/CANTON_ISD_07-08_BUDGET.xls]
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region=ESC Region 10
grades= Pre-K through 12
superintendent = Dr. Jerome Stewart [http://www.cantonisd.net/central_admin.html. Retrieved on 15 December 2007]
contact number=
teachers= 132 [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&prgopt=2007/aeis/alltyped.sas&year4=2007&search=distback&year2=07&topic=aeis&gifname=g_aeis07district&title=AEIS+Report&level=District&ptype=HTML&sublevel=dist&distback=234902 Texas Education Agency AEIS Report - Canton ISD] . Retrieved on 15 December 2007]
staff=116
students= 1,904
conference= UIL 14-3A [http://www.uil.utexas.edu/2007align/pdf/3A_fb_bsktb.pdf. Retrieved on 15 December 2007]
colors=green and white
free_label=Mascot
free_text=eagle
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location= Canton, TX
country= USA
website= [http://www.cantonisd.net/ Canton ISD]

Canton Independent School District is a public school district based in Canton, Texas (USA).

There are four campuses in Canton ISD - Canton High (Grades 9-12), Canton Middle (Grades 6-8), Canton Intermediate (Grades 3-5), and Canton Elementary (Grades PK-2).

tatistics (per 2006)

The attendance rate for students in the district is 97%, compared with a state average of 96%. 32% of the students in the district are economically disadvantaged, 10% enroll in special education, 5% enroll in gifted and talent programs, 22% are enrolled in career and technology programs, and 3% are considered "limited English proficient."

The ethnic makeup of the district is 87% White, non-Hispanic, 8% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1% Native American.

Teachers in the district carry, on average, 15 years of teaching experience and 4% of the teachers on staff are first-year teachers. 83% of the teachers hold bachelors, 16% hold masters, and less than 1% hold doctorates.

72% of students in the district took SAT/ACT standardized examinations with an average score of 1026 and 21, respectively. 20% of students took an AP and/or IB examination.

ee also

*List of school districts in Texas
*Canton, TX

References

External links

* [http://www.cantonisd.net/ Canton Independent School District]
* [http://www.cantoneagleband.org/ Canton High School 3 time State UIL Champion Marching Eagle Band]