Total enrollment
51,055
-539 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
68 schools in Clayton County
Georgia · 51,326 students · 12 cities
Clayton County has 68 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 51,326 Georgia students across 39 elementary, 16 middle, and 13 high.
4-year change in Clayton County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
67
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Clayton County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #142 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51,326 | #6 of 172 | #87 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 68 | #6 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #152 of 172 | #5,663 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.5% | #22 of 172 | #205 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #118 of 160 | #3,184 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Clayton County
State test results across the district's 65 scored schools run from Elite Scholars Academy School at 94.7% proficient to Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for at 3.3%, a gap of 91.4 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 62 district schools that reported both years went from 53,981 to 48,566 students (down 10%) and from 3,317 to 3,192 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Clayton County
Clayton County operates 68 public schools across Georgia, collectively teacheing roughly 51,326 students.
On the school-mix side, Clayton County covers 39 elementary, 16 middle, and 13 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 51,594 students in SY 2020-21 versus 51,055 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 66 to 67 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Clayton County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.