Canton High School | |
Location: | 1001 N. Main Street Canton, Illinois 61520 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 40.5689°N -90.0342°W |
District: | Canton Union School District 66 |
Principal: | Jay Valencia |
Faculty: | 41.00 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Ratio: | 16.54 |
Enrollment: | 678 (2018-19)[2] |
Type: | Public |
Grades: | 9 to 12 |
Athletics Conference: | Mid-Illini |
Mascot: | Little Giants/Lady Giants |
Team Name: | Little Giants/Lady Giants |
Nickname: | CHS |
Rival: | Morton High School "Potters". |
Established: | 1860 |
Footnotes: | [3] [4] |
Homepage: | CHS home page |
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.
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.