Canton Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Bradford

District Profile

509 E Main St

Canton, PA 17724-1644

Phone 570-673-3191

Fax 570-673-3680

Includes the municipalities of Canton Borough, Canton Township, Leroy Township, McIntyre Township, McNett Township, Union Township.

Square Miles

211.40

Students Enrolled

910

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • Canton Area El Sch (K-6)
  • Canton JSHS (7-12)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

910

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.30%
Asian
0.10%
Black
0.80%
Latino
1.00%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.50%
White
96.30%

Gender

Male
51.10%
Female
48.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.46%
English Learner
0.10%

Financials

Median Household Income

$50,036.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $4,368,893.59 28.22%
State Revenues $10,742,248.10 69.40%
Federal $367,028.43 2.37%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$2,865,681.11
Property Values Within District
$134,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

94.52%

Rigorous Courses

8
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

57.97%
College/University
0.00%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 57.58% 46.97% N/A
Grade 4 51.72% 41.38% 75.86%
Grade 5 51.52% 36.77% N/A
Grade 6 69.70% 33.33% N/A
Grade 7 61.91% 29.41% N/A
Grade 8 63.93% 21.31% 54.10%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 72.55% 69.81% 74.51%

Staff

70

Teachers

3

Administrators

0

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Eric Briggs

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Judith Sourbeer
Board President
19 2017-2021
Bill Holland
Board Vice President
9 2019-2023
Ryan Allen
8 2017-2021
Eric Anderson
11 2019-2023
Gary Black
13 2019-2023
Krista Jennings
5 2019-2023
J. Scott May
4 2017-2021
Neal Palmer
3 2017-2021
Dennis Sourbeer
29

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.