Enrollment
366
High
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180084000157
Clay City Jr-Sr High School
601 Lankford St, Clay City, IN 47841 · (812) 939-2154 · Clay County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Indiana public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
125 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
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 7 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 17% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clay Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Clay City Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay City Jr-Sr High School this school | 366 | 34.2% | 48.8% |
| Knightstown High School Knightstown | 318 | 34.0% | N/A |
| South Spencer High School Rockport | 350 | 36.0% | N/A |
| Brownstown Central High School Brownstown | 463 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Triton Central High School Fairland | 472 | 34.7% | N/A |
| Southwood Jr-Sr High School Wabash | 445 | 33.7% | 42.8% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Clay City Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #14 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #15 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #13 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #287 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #136 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #334 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #278 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #170 of 201 |
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
366
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 366 | 26.6 | 13.7:1 | 34% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 28.2 | 12.4:1 | 44% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 26.5 | 13.8:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 37% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 26.4 | 14.3:1 | 40% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 36% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 27% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay City Jr-Sr High School.
About Clay City Jr-Sr High School
Clay City Jr-Sr High School is one of the public schools in Clay City, Indiana. It is a small high school. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 366 students. It has 55% fewer students than the average for high schools in Indiana (about 816).
In Clay Community Schools, 10 schools enroll a combined 3,995 students.
The share of students at Clay City Jr-Sr High School who are White is 95%. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. Clay County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
With 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1. High schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Clay City Jr-Sr High School, 34% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 44% average for public schools in Clay County.
Clay City Jr-Sr High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Indiana public high schools.
Clay City Jr-Sr High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.8%, compared with a predicted 51.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Clay County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,010, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,995, Clay City Jr-Sr High School among them.
Clay City Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Clay City Jr-Sr High School. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. Clay City Jr-Sr High School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Clay City Jr-Sr High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,409
Census ACS
Median income
$70,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,995 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay Community Schools
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- North Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Clay City Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Staunton Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Meridian Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Clay City Elementary School0.1 mi · 385
- Patricksburg Elementary School8.9 mi · 147
- Shakamak Elementary School10.0 mi · 384
- Shakamak Jr-Sr High School10.0 mi · 295
- Northeast East Elementary School11.9 mi · 167
- Riley Elementary School12.7 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Clay City Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Clay City Jr-Sr High School?
Clay City Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 07-12.
Is Clay City Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clay City Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Clay City Jr-Sr High School have?
Clay City Jr-Sr High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Clay City Jr-Sr High School?
Clay City Jr-Sr High School reports a student body of 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Clay City Jr-Sr High School?
Clay City Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Clay Community Schools in Clay County.
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