Enrollment
60
Middle
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY CITY CUSD 10·NCES 171034001251
Clay City Jr High School
607 S Walnut S. E., Clay City, IL 62824 · (618) 676-1431 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
28 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Clay City Jr High School→Clay City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clay City CUSD 10. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
60
-10 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 13.5:1
% White
100%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Clay City Jr High School
As a tiny intermediate school in Clay City, Illinois, Clay City Jr High School enrolls 60 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Clay City CUSD 10. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 87% smaller than typical.
Clay City CUSD 10 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 253 students. Clay City Jr High School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Clay City Jr High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%).
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Clay City Jr High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 44.6%; actual is 22.7%, a gap of -21.9 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clay County put median household income runs about $60,417, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Clay County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,130 students), of which Clay City Jr High School is one.
The closest other public school is Clay City Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Clay City Jr High School. On composite proficiency, Clay City Jr High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Clay City Jr High School's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 60). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,052
Census ACS
Median income
$60,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,130 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay City CUSD 10
- Clay City Elem SchoolElementary · 125 students
- Clay City High SchoolHigh · 68 students
Other schools in Clay City
- Clay City Elem SchoolElementary · 125 students
- Clay City High SchoolHigh · 68 students
Nearby schools
- Clay City Elem School0.0 mi · 125
- Clay City High School0.0 mi · 68
- Floyd Henson Jr High Sch6.5 mi · 295
- Flora Elementary School6.9 mi · 672
- Flora High School7.2 mi · 353
- North Clay Elem/Jr High Sch10.2 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Clay City Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Clay City Jr High School?
Clay City Jr High School enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Clay City Jr High School serve?
Clay City Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay City Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clay City Jr High School is approximately 9.6:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clay City Jr High School?
Clay City Jr High School reports a student body of 100% White.
Is Clay City Jr High School public or private?
Clay City Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clay City CUSD 10.
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