CLAY HIGH SCHOOL

As a roomy 9-12 campus in GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Florida, CLAY HIGH SCHOOL teaches 1,776 students from grades 9 through 12, run under CLAY. Enrollment runs roughly 72% above the state mean of about 1,035.

Within CLAY, which oversees 50 schools and 39,116 students, CLAY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, CLAY HIGH SCHOOL lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CLAY HIGH SCHOOL records 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.2:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at CLAY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLAY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clay County) records that median household earnings sit near $87,820, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), CLAY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

CHARLES E. BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around CLAY HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLAY HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 69.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLAY HIGH SCHOOL has grew 27%, going from 1,399 students in 2018 to 1,776 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 76% to 66%. Class-load math has grew: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

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