Canton High School (Illinois)

Canton High School
Location
1001 N. Main Street
Canton, Illinois 61520
United States
Coordinates 40°34′08″N 90°02′03″W / 40.56889°N 90.03417°W / 40.56889; -90.03417Coordinates: 40°34′08″N 90°02′03″W / 40.56889°N 90.03417°W / 40.56889; -90.03417
Information
Type Public
Established 1860
School district Canton Union School District 66
Principal Michael Lindy
Faculty 55.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 850[2] (2016 est.)
Student to teacher ratio 23.1[1]
Color(s) Purple and Gold         
Athletics conference Mid-Illini
Mascot Little Giants/Lady Giants http://www.cantonusd.org/chs/pages/littlegiantgraphics/LittleGiantVectorcolor.jpg
Nickname CHS
Team name Little Giants/Lady Giants
Rival Morton High School "Potters".
Website CHS home page
[2][3]

Canton High School is a public high school located in Canton, Illinois. The school serves about 900 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Canton Union School District.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Canton High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-06-23. "Students: 876 (2005-2006)"
  2. 1 2 About CHS Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Canton Union High School. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
  3. ↑ IHSA Canton. Illinois High School Association. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.


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