Clay County Middle School

Located at 200 Hobbs Ln, in Fort Gaines, Georgia, Clay County Middle School is a minimally staffed middle-grades school that works with 48 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Clay County. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 94% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in Clay County (191 students total), Clay County Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Clay County Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% White. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 61% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Clay County Middle School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Clay County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clay County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 26.0%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clay County) records that median household earnings sit near $49,147, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clay County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191 students), of which Clay County Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clay County Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clay County Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clay County Middle School's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 48). Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 5.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Clay County Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.