North Clayton High School

As a mid-tier 9-12 campus in College Park, Georgia, North Clayton High School instructs 1,124 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Clayton County.

Within Clayton County, which oversees 68 schools and 51,326 students, North Clayton High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, North Clayton High School logs that nearly all students (83%) are Black; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, North Clayton High School shows 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting North Clayton High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at North Clayton High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, North Clayton High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Clayton County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,806, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), North Clayton High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northcutt Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Clayton High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 17.3%.

North Clayton High School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,142 students in 2018 compared to 1,124 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 89% to 83% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.