Clay County School District

Public Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Clay.

At a glance

1,437Students enrolled

4Schools

$15,673Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

Academic performanceDistrict vs WV

Math proficiency21%

State average 27.6%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 92.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,673

per student each year · about the WV average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration38%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)13%

State60%

Federal27%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,512’20

1,467’21

1,456’22

1,409’23

1,437’24

Students

White · 97%1,401

Two or more races · 1%18

Hispanic · 1%12

Asian · 0%4

Black · 0%1

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools4 in district

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Clay Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 431 students · Clay

CPublic 📚

Big Otter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 184 students · Duck

CPublic 📚

Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 302 students · Clay

CPublic 🏫

Clay County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 520 students · Clay

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.