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.