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Canton High School is a public high school located in Canton, Illinois. The school serves about 700 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Canton Union School District.
| Canton High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′08″N 90°02′03″W / 40.56889°N 90.03417°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1860 |
| School district | Canton Union School District 66 |
| Principal | Jay Valencia |
| Faculty | 45.00 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 641 (2022-2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.24[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Mid-Illini |
| Mascot | Little Giants/Lady Giants |
| Nickname | CHS |
| Team name | Little Giants/Lady Giants |
| Rival | Morton High School "Potters". |
| Website | CHS home page |
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The school's team name was once the Plowboys but was changed in 1932 to the Little Giants after a plow made by the International Harvester company in downtown Canton.
Notable alumni
edit- Steven R. Nagel (1946-2014), astronaut
References
edit- ^ a b Canton High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Canton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ About CHS Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Canton Union High School. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
- ^ IHSA Canton. Illinois High School Association. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
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