School Details

Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts and Sciences

Traditional Public School

357 Old Yazoo Road

Canton, MS 39046

601-855-7819

Overview

Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts and Sciences serves 384 students in grades PreK-5. This school is a traditional public school and its 2019 accountability rating was B. Per student spending for this school is $9,522.

Grades

PreK

K

1

2

3

4

5

Performance

B

2019 Accountability Rating
Mississippi Department of Education

Funding

$

Tax-Funded
$9,522/Child

Demographics

Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts and Sciences serves 384 students. This high-poverty school body is <5% White and 92.97% African-American.

School

Teachers
Total: 27
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Experienced: 78%
In-Field: 94% 
Principals
Total: 2
Experienced: 100%

Students
Total Enrollment: 384

By Grade:

  •       Pre-K: 34
  •       K: 57
  •       Special Elementary: 16
  •       1: 66
  •       2: 54
  •       3: 49
  •       4: 57
  •       5: 51

By Racial and Ethnic Composition:

  •       African-American: 93%
  •       Hispanic: 5%
  •       Other: 2%

District

Teachers
Total: 207
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Experienced: 78%
In-Field: 93% 
Principals
Total: 16
Experienced: 100%

Students
Total Enrollment: 3,207

By Grade:

  •       Pre-K: 48
  •       Special Pre-K: Array
  •       K: 230
  •       Special K: Array
  •       Special Elementary: 60
  •       1: 251
  •       2: 232
  •       3: 262
  •       4: 265
  •       5: 259
  •       6: 271
  •       7: 262
  •       8: 257
  •       9: 226
  •       10: 207
  •       11: 204
  •       12: 152
  •       Special Secondary: 17
  •       Secondary GED: Array
  •       Other: 4

Community

Madison County

Total Population: 106,272

  •       Males: 50,767
  •       Females: 55,505

Growth: 11.63%
Number of Households: 35,297
Median Income: $67,151

Race/Ethnicity Male Female Total % Change
Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian 29,892 31,179 61,071 10%
Black or African American 18,690 21,993 40,683 11%
Asian-American 1,455 1,502 2,957 39%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 42 31 73 -22%
Native American and Alaska Native 182 184 366 -10%
Hispanic American 1,645 1,689 3,334 19%
Two or more races 506 616 1,122 74%


Performance

State Testing

Mathematics Proficiency: 12.1%
English Proficiency: 23.4%
Science Proficiency: 45.8%

Discipline

  • In-School Suspensions: 0
  • Out-of-School Suspensions: 0
  • Expulsions: 0
  • Referral to Law Enforcement: 0
  • School-Based Arrests: 0

Funding

Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts and Sciences is a traditional public school funded by local, state, and federal tax dollars. Per student spending for this school is $9,522.

Total

Per-student Spending: $9,522

State/Local

Per-student Spending: $8,556

Federal

Per-student Spending: $930

Overall Rating

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