Canton High School (Illinois)

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Canton High School
Location
Canton High School (Illinois)
1001 N. Main Street
Canton, Illinois 61520

United States
Coordinates 40°34′08″N90°02′03″W / 40.56889°N 90.03417°W / 40.56889; -90.03417
Information
Type Public
Established1860
School district Canton Union School District 66
PrincipalJay Valencia
Teaching staff44.50 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment609 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio13.69 [1]
Color(s) Purple and Gold   
Athletics conferenceMid-Illini
MascotLittle Giants/Lady Giants
Nickname CHS
Team nameLittle Giants/Lady Giants
RivalMorton High School "Potters".
Website CHS home page
[3] [4]

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.

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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

References

  1. 1 2 Canton High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on November 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Canton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ About CHS Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Canton Union High School. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
  4. ↑ IHSA Canton. Illinois High School Association. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.


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