page_title: Canal Point, Florida
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Canal Point, Florida / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Canal Point Elementary School, circa July 1953, Canal Point, Florida. This building burned down on June 17, 2008.
context_page_description: Canal Point is a census-designated place in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Canal Point is located along the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee, to the northeast of Pahokee and to the northwest of Bryant. The unincorporated community was originally inhabited by the Calusa tribe until almost 400 years ago. Whites began occupying the area in the 1900s decade, establishing an agrarian community. The completion of the West Palm Beach Canal in 1917 allowed crops to be shipped by boat to West Palm Beach and then to other areas of the country, while construction of Conners Highway in 1924 resulted in crops being transported by motor vehicle.
  Today, the community still relies heavily on agriculture, especially sugar. The town is very small with very little infrastructure. Canal Point has a small population, with 367 people counted in the 2010 census, down from 525 in the 2000 census.
context_section_description: Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School is the only school located in Canal Point. The school was named for former principal, Kathryn E. Cunningham, who retired from education after 50 years. Cunningham was instrumental in getting the school built and a supporter of children's education her entire life.
  Pahokee Middle School
  Pahokee High School
  There are no colleges or universities in Canal Point. However, Palm Beach State College has campuses in Belle Glade and Loxahatchee Groves.
caption: View of Canal Point Elementary School, circa July 1953. This building burned down on June 17, 2008.[12]
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