The quality of Massillon Public Schools has been directly related to the quality of the superintendents.
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
 Lorin Andrews |
1848 - 1851 |
 Thomas W. Harvey |
1851 - 1865 |
| Joseph Kimball | 1865 - 1869 |
 Edmund A. Jones |
1869 - 1873 1875 - 1904 |
| D. P. Pratt | 1873 - 1875 |
 Charles L. Cronebaugh |
1904 - 1911 |
 Lewis E. York |
1912 - 1924 |
 Harry R. Gorrell |
1924 - 1935 |
 Lee James "L. J." Smith |
1935 - July 1961 |
| Dr. Virgil Blanke | August 1961 - July 1964 |
| Dr. John Ellis | August 1964 - July 1966 |
| Louis C. Young | Acting during month of August 1966 |
| Dr. James H. Fry | September 1966 - July 1970 |
 Lloyd McCrory |
August 1970 - July 1974 |
| Louis C. Young | August 1974 - July 1980 |
| Dr. Darrell K. Cheyney | August 1980 - July 1987 |
| Ron Green (Interim Superintendent) | August 1987 - May 1988 |
| Alexander Paris | June 1988 - July 1995 |
| Alfred Hennon | August 1995 - June 2006 |
| Fred Blosser | June 2006 - June 2008 |
| John McGrath | June - December 2008 |
| Lisa Carmichael | January 2009 - July 2011 |
 Richard Goodright |
July 2011 - June 2018 |
| Paul Salvino | June 2018 - present |