Canton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Canton, Missouri · Canton R-V School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Canton Elementary School serves 287 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Canton (Lewis County). It is one of 2 schools in Canton R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 713th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Canton R-V School District |
| County | Lewis County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290708000181 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Canton R-V | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 287 | 508 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 11.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.8% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Canton Elementary School in context
Size
Canton Elementary School is the only elementary school in Canton R-V School District. Its 287 students are 56.5% of the district's 508. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 23.1 miles away and have a median of 359 students, so Canton Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 25, against an average of 36 per grade. This year grade 6 has 29% fewer students than kindergarten (25 against 35). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 53 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 89.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Canton R-V (89.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.8% across Canton R-V and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 16.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Canton Elementary School has 24.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 287 students would have about 23.3 teachers, so Canton Elementary School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Highland Elementary School, 13 miles away in Lewis County C-1 School District. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 53 |
| Kindergarten | 35 |
| Grade 1 | 36 |
| Grade 2 | 32 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 29 |
| Grade 5 | 39 |
| Grade 6 | 25 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 S Fourth St, Canton, MO 63435
Phone: (573)288-5216
Website: canton.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Canton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School | Lewis County C-1 | 13.0 mi | 520 | 13.3 | 49.8% |
| Running Fox Elementary School | Clark County R-I | 16.5 mi | 94 | 10 | 47.9% |
| Marion County Elementary School | Marion County R-II | 23.0 mi | 109 | 10.3 | 40.4% |
| Palmyra Elementary School | Palmyra R-I | 23.1 mi | 452 | 12.9 | 36.9% |
| Black Hawk Elementary School | Clark County R-I | 23.1 mi | 342 | 12.7 | 57% |
| Veterans Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 28.3 mi | 403 | 11.7 | 63.5% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 29.9 mi | 376 | 13.4 | 60.1% |
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 30.5 mi | 190 | 10 | 85.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Canton R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton High School | High | 7–12 | 221 |