[5] Ken King, a former president of the CISD, is now the Texas state representative from District 88, which encompasses a large swath of the Panhandle and the South Plains, including Canadian and Hemphill County.

Canadian futures trader and hedge fund operator Salem Abraham is a former trustee and board president.

The Canadian Boys Football and Basketball teams won the State Championships during the 2014-2015 school year.

[7] On July 1, 2020 Higgins Independent School District consolidated into Canadian ISD.

[8] CISD superintendent Lynn Pulliam stated that he expected the enrollment of Canadian ISD schools to increase by 35, based upon the overall population of the town of Higgins.