Canton ISD

Independent School District · Van Zandt County · Kilgore area (Region 7)

2,367

Students

Campuses

B 88/100

TEA Rating (2024-25)

Dr Brian Nichols View 26–27 Calendar

Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (4)

Canton High School Grades 09-12 681 students
Canton Elementary Grades EE-02 598 students
Canton Junior High Grades 06-08 550 students
Canton Intermediate Grades 03-05 538 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Canton ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov

Recognized

Overall score 88 / 100

2,304Students

4Campuses

13.9Students / Teacher

Brian NicholsSuperintendent

★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged41.5%

Special Education12.3%

Emergent Bilingual / English Learners4.4%

Student Outcomes

Attendance Rate

Chronic Absenteeism

Grade 8 Algebra I EOC

Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

13.9Students per Teacher

166.1Full-time Teachers

279.3Full-time Staff

$56,812Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Canton ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard

14,771Total population

$65,979Median household income

5,745Total households

84.6%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White88%Hispanic / Latino6%Black / African American2%Asian1%Two or more races3%

Housing type

House 72.1%Apartments / other 28%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 36.1%1970–1999 47.9%Before 1970 15.9%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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