Canton High School

8415 North Canton Center Road

School District

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
Grade

6-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:21
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on March 04, 2024

I graduated in 2023, and this school definitely prepares you for college. P-CEP offers a wide variety of advanced and AP courses, which is helpful. However, it's incredibly easy to feel lonely at this school because of how many students there are. With almost 7,000 students, it's difficult to retain friendships unless you're a part of the same club. Never expect the ability to have lunch with your friends unless you're both in some special program that guarantees it. Throughout my time at P-CEP, at least one student has taken their own life almost every year, and there have been multiple gun and bomb threats that have led to lockdowns. Overall, good school for learning and college preparation, but not so great at providing students with mental and emotional support.
Submitted by other on March 20, 2023

Canton High School prepared me well for my time thus far at the University of Michigan. The conclusion of my 4 years at this school came with the start of COVID-19, so, of course, there were challenges associated with education there, but the administration did a good job of quickly adjusting to this. Through my time here I was involved with a variety of organizations including the tennis team and cultural organizations, among others. While I was very busy outside of class, my teachers were respectful of students and very rarely overloaded us with work.The course options here were also very wide-ranging. I had access to a variety of higher-level classes and Advanced Placement classes that were excellent resources in my preparation for college. I would definitely recommend Canton High School to others based on my time here.
Submitted by student on April 18, 2021

worst 4 years of my life, the administration cares more about vaping than sexual assault or mental health. NEVER GO TO CANTON HIGH SCHOOL OR PCEP I am about to graduate and the biggest decision of my life was not going to a different school when I had the option. I had 30 teachers throughout the 4 years maybe 2 out of 30 are good teachers the rest of the teachers don't teach.
Submitted by student on December 15, 2016

This school is terrible. The only people who are successful are pro athletes and teachers who teach here. You have to wake up earlier for school than you do for work, you can't take any classes you like until you are a senior and they make you walk outside when it's below 0. In addition to this, they make people take USELESS classes. One class people have to take is geophysical science, a class about rocks, earthquakes, and volcanoes. When are people going to know about rocks in everyday life? Also, you can't have any Best friends since there are so many people at these schools. By the time you make a really good friend, you won't see them ever again. Don't EVER send your kid here unless you want them to die. This school brainwashes you into thinking it's good when in reality, it hardly prepares you for anything.
Submitted by other on April 03, 2013

I am a former student and now a parent in the PCCS district. My elementary and middle school years were spent in the TAG program and in high school we were really cut loose- in a good way! This high school prepares you for college, no question. I came to my university with 12 credit hours from AP courses taken at Canton High School. It allowed me to graduate college in 3.5 years instead of 4 years and saved me a semesters tuition. As a parent, I now realize it can be a little scary for your child to have that much freedom in high school. I was a motivated kid who did not need a lot of supervision to succeed, and I hope my son is the same way. However, it is easy for students to become distracted at this giant campus the same way it is in college. In making a choice for your family, think about your child's personality and whether or not they can thrive in a mini college environment. If your child is independent and takes initiative, there are way more opportunities at PCEP than any other high school.
Submitted by parent on June 08, 2012

Canton is not the school they say it is. It is the typical warehouse school. thousands of students and no where near enough staff to engage students. They teach to the few and leave behind the rest. My student was thriving until he started at Canton this last year. When staff call they are reading from a file not able to know the students names let alone their needs or history. If you have the choice, go elsewhere for your child's sake. They do however have an amazing choir and choir leader. Truly a special teacher who loves and cares for her team. she is truly inspirational and a shining light in a dark dingy tunnel of a school. The senior staff including the principals are not interested in student growth. They are obsessed with their record, stats and anything that makes peers think it is a wonderful school. The end result is a staff that does not care about the students. The counselors are equally oblivious to student needs. they are focused on stats too. they want every child to apply to many colleges so they can show the numbers. They don't care if they are prepared for the colleges they apply too. Try and change a class the first day of school. It won't happen