Best Public Schools in Canton, GA

Summary:

The city of Canton, Georgia is home to a diverse set of 20 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Cherokee County School District. This district is highly ranked, coming in at 28th out of 203 districts in the state and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several standout schools emerge from the data, including Creekview High School and Sequoyah High School, both of which rank among the top 51 high schools in Georgia and earn 4-star ratings. These schools boast impressive 95%+ four-year graduation rates and consistently strong test scores across multiple subjects. At the middle school level, Creekland Middle School and Dean Rusk Middle School also stand out, ranking in the top 84 middle schools statewide and earning 4-star ratings.

The data reveals significant diversity in the student populations across the district, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 11.99% at Creekview High School to 74.91% at William G. Hasty-Senior Elementary School. This suggests the district is serving students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, the data paints a picture of a strong school district with several high-performing institutions, while also highlighting areas for continued improvement and support for schools serving more economically disadvantaged populations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2126 Sixes Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	State Specialty Schools I- Cherokee Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 385-7322	611	46	13.1	20.5%	285 (46.6%)	151 (24.7%)	120 (19.6%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	49.2	572^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	54.2%		54.3	514^th of 1242 public elementary schools	58.6%	58		87.5			27.3	40.7	52.2	37.9	49.0	56.3	30.3	44.4	41.8	29.3	40.8	41.7	43.9	12.1	56.3	$9,806	$238	$9,569
Sixes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Ridge Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5840	734	52	14.1	21.1%	540 (73.6%)	21 (2.9%)	105 (14.3%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.5%)	81.4	215^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.8%		87.4	155^th of 1242 public elementary schools	87.5%	60					52.5	47.0	70.4				68.6	68.4	65.9				42.9			$10,094	$187	$9,907
Teasley Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Hickory Log Dr	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-5420	1,552	117	13.2	57.2%	773 (49.8%)	113 (7.3%)	584 (37.6%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.3%)	50.3	273^rd of 588 public middle schools	53.6%		46.3	287^th of 577 public middle schools	50.3%	14		100.0						35.3	39.4	37.3				29.9	36.3	48.8		27.5	28.6	$9,443	$652	$8,791
Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1965 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1420	775	58	13.3	45.4%	501 (64.6%)	49 (6.3%)	153 (19.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.0%)	66.2	388^th of 1248 public elementary schools	68.9%		58.2	469^th of 1242 public elementary schools	62.2%	81					45.5	42.6	49.1				59.7	67.2	38.9				39.8			$9,967	$157	$9,810
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10500 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1300	954	72	13.2	40.1%	592 (62.1%)	110 (11.5%)	169 (17.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.5%)	73.1	303^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	75.7%		76.6	268^th of 1242 public elementary schools	78.4%	35					36.2	34.5	65.8				53.0	57.0	67.9				58.7			$9,514	$289	$9,225
William G. Hasty- Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Brown Industrial Pkwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-6555	1,127	95	11.8	76.8%	252 (22.4%)	101 (9.0%)	716 (63.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.7%)	40.2	693^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	44.5%		45.3	614^th of 1242 public elementary schools	50.6%	79					30.0	29.7	37.7				40.0	44.3	35.8				30.8			$12,395	$1,642	$10,753
J. Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 River Bend Way	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1265	892	68	13.1	48.5%	504 (56.5%)	30 (3.4%)	297 (33.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.1%)	72.6	314^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.8%		71	327^th of 1242 public elementary schools	73.7%	13					43.1	43.2	59.2				53.1	60.8	54.1				52.2			$9,278	$227	$9,051
Indian Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3635 Univeter Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6600	896	61	14.7	35.9%	601 (67.1%)	54 (6.0%)	178 (19.9%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	82.9	200^th of 1248 public elementary schools	84.0%		83.9	190^th of 1242 public elementary schools	84.7%	10					61.2	48.6	69.6				57.1	68.5	54.7				57.1			$9,132	$147	$8,985
iGrad Virtual Academy School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8871 Knox Bridge Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 721-6680	194	12	16.1	23.2%	138 (71.1%)	14 (7.2%)	29 (14.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	44.3	215^th of 458 public high schools	53.1%		55.8	141^st of 442 public high schools	68.1%	74	44.4	22.2	35.0	26.7
Avery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6391 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1343	1,132	76	14.8	23.5%	869 (76.8%)	36 (3.2%)	154 (13.6%)	24 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	90.5	130^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.6%		88.7	144^th of 1242 public elementary schools	88.4%	14					63.1	50.3	72.5				78.2	73.2	72.5				61.3			$8,968	$276	$8,692
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	10550 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1100	904	55	16.4	28.4%	620 (68.6%)	84 (9.3%)	124 (13.7%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	81.2	98^th of 588 public middle schools	83.3%		80.2	97^th of 577 public middle schools	83.2%	1		100.0						49.8	50.0	55.0				50.6	52.0	67.0		34.5	66.3	$8,699	$157	$8,542
Creekland Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4460	1,484	92	16.2	21.2%	1,189 (80.1%)	41 (2.8%)	170 (11.5%)	20 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.9%)	83.6	84^th of 588 public middle schools	85.7%		84.8	77^th of 577 public middle schools	86.7%	7		98.8						56.5	55.4	53.0				56.7	59.9	62.5		36.6	50.9	$7,965	$180	$7,785
Creekview High School	Public	9-12	1550 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4400	2,121	128	16.6	19.7%	1,712 (80.7%)	76 (3.6%)	233 (11.0%)	21 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	76 (3.6%)	80.7	48^th of 458 public high schools	89.5%		80.8	42^nd of 442 public high schools	90.5%	6	67.6	46.5	70.0	64.7																$8,552	$350	$8,202
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	4485 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3200	2,101	125	16.8	26.7%	1,433 (68.2%)	154 (7.3%)	367 (17.5%)	51 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.5%)	78.9	51^st of 458 public high schools	88.9%		73.9	62^nd of 442 public high schools	86.0%	11	64.9	52.6	62.2	59.0																$8,224	$287	$7,937
Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Upper Burris Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5860	313	25	12.6	45.7%	266 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	69.9	346^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.3%		66.3	377^th of 1242 public elementary schools	69.6%	31					30.6	42.6	51.0				67.3	74.5	52.9				49.0			$11,352	$273	$11,079
Macedonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10370 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1372	734	48	15.3	18.0%	621 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	62 (8.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	87.7	157^th of 1248 public elementary schools	87.4%		83.4	194^th of 1242 public elementary schools	84.4%	37					55.6	57.2	74.6				65.3	69.6	68.9				55.7			$9,095	$157	$8,938
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	930 Marietta Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5300	3,011	199	15.1	45.3%	1,563 (51.9%)	247 (8.2%)	1,044 (34.7%)	29 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (4.2%)	52.4	169^th of 458 public high schools	63.1%		58.1	129^th of 442 public high schools	70.8%	40	42.1	27.6	46.8	48.1																$8,417	$254	$8,163
Hickory Flat Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2755 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1444	924	61	15.1	18.1%	619 (67.0%)	59 (6.4%)	102 (11.0%)	78 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.0%)	89.4	143^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	88.5%		90	133^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	89.3%	10					62.7	52.1	72.0				66.9	74.3	75.8				58.0			$9,169	$157	$9,011
Free Home Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12525 Cumming Hwy	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5960	299	25	12.2	32.4%	251 (83.9%)	5 (1.7%)	36 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	68.4	366^th of 1248 public elementary schools	70.7%		81.6	213^th of 1242 public elementary schools	82.9%	153					35.7	51.2	64.0				46.4	51.2	54.0				52.0			$10,823	$156	$10,667
Dean Rusk Middle School	Public	6-8	2761 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1135	1,483	91	16.3	32.0%	960 (64.7%)	120 (8.1%)	265 (17.9%)	49 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (5.9%)	84	83^rd of 588 public middle schools	85.9%		83.8	82^nd of 577 public middle schools	85.8%	1		98.1						54.3	52.5	55.0				55.9	57.8	59.7		40.3	61.0	$8,218	$157	$8,061

Cities Near Canton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waleska	6.34 mi	1	200^th
Woodstock	8.19 mi	15	47^th
Ball Ground	9.9 mi	1	103^rd
Acworth	11.59 mi	13	86^th
Marietta	12.32 mi	60	92^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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