Enrollment
178
High
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CLAY CUSD 25·NCES 172881003025
North Clay Community High School
500 Rte 45 N, Louisville, IL 62858 · (618) 665-3102 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
79 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 57 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 22% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within North Clay CUSD 25. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% 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 →
Schools most like North Clay Community High School
North Clay Community High School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Clay Community High School this school | 178 | 44.4% | 28.3% |
| Goreville High School Goreville | 166 | 44.6% | 38.3% |
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr High School Milledgeville | 183 | 43.2% | 54.6% |
| South Central High School Farina | 183 | 47.0% | 18.6% |
| Mount Pulaski High School Mount Pulaski | 178 | 41.6% | 35.5% |
| Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School Washburn | 156 | 46.8% | 31.2% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Clay Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #371 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #563 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #354 of 578 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 178 | 16.1 | 11.0:1 | 44% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 16.9 | 9.7:1 | 40% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 14.7 | 12.1:1 | 44% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 14.9 | 13.2:1 | 40% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 13 | 14.7:1 | 41% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 44% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 16 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Clay Community High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (196 to 178); teachers up 8% (14.9 to 16.1).
About North Clay Community High School
North Clay Community High School is a high school in Louisville, Illinois, and it is part of North Clay CUSD 25. Enrollment stands at 178 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 79% below the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
North Clay CUSD 25 counts 2 schools and 557 students, including North Clay Community High School.
The share of students at North Clay Community High School who are White is 95%. Other students are 3% Hispanic. Clay County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at North Clay Community High School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 11.0:1 is based on 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
North Clay Community High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of Illinois public high schools.
A school in Illinois with North Clay Community High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 45.9%. North Clay Community High School scores 28.3%.
The school is in Clay County, where the median household earns about $60,417 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. North Clay Community High School shares Clay County with 7 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, North Clay Elementary/Jr High School, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. Ranked by average proficiency, North Clay Community High School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put North Clay Community High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 181 in 2020-21 and 178 in 2024-25.
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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 North Clay CUSD 25
- North Clay Elementary/Jr High SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in Louisville
- North Clay Elementary/Jr High SchoolElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- North Clay Elementary/Jr High School0.1 mi · 379
- Floyd Henson Jr High School6.4 mi · 295
- Flora Elementary School7.2 mi · 672
- Flora High School7.3 mi · 353
- Clay City Elementary School10.2 mi · 125
- Clay City High School10.2 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About North Clay Community High SchoolHow many students attend North Clay Community High School?
North Clay Community High School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 09-12.
Is North Clay Community High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Clay Community High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Clay Community High School have?
North Clay Community High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is North Clay Community High School?
North Clay Community High School reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees North Clay Community High School?
North Clay Community High School is overseen by North Clay CUSD 25 in Clay County.
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