Enrollment
326
High
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 200489000824
Clay Center Community High
1630 Ninth St, Clay Center, KS 67432 · (785) 632-2131 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Kansas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
133 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
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 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 28% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
61.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 42.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Center Community High
Clay Center Community High's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Center Community High this school | 326 | 40.8% | 35.9% |
| Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School Minneapolis | 300 | 41.7% | 30.6% |
| Atchison County Community JR/SR High Effingham | 254 | 41.7% | 33.5% |
| Burlington High Burlington | 246 | 39.0% | 23.3% |
| Bennington Junior High/High School Bennington | 219 | 42.9% | 28.9% |
| Marysville Jr/Sr High Marysville | 364 | 45.1% | 32.2% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Center Community High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #68 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #13 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #87 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #114 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #75 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #156 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #154 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #48 of 75 |
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
326
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 326 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 41% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 22.8 | 15.0:1 | 39% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 23.1 | 14.5:1 | 33% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 33% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 26.9 | 11.4:1 | 34% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 28% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay Center Community High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (307 to 326); teachers down 3% (26.9 to 26).
About Clay Center Community High
Clay Center Community High is a small high school in Kansas, located in Clay Center. The school had 326 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Kansas is about 410, so this school runs 20% smaller than that.
Clay Center Community High is part of a district of 6 schools: Clay County, with 1,272 students.
Clay Center Community High's enrollment is 90% White. It is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Clay County is about 92% White. Clay Center Community High's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 at Clay Center Community High, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 41%.
allk12 grades Clay Center Community High an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.7%.
Clay County census figures show that the median household income is $66,176, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in Clay County, enrolling about 1,272 students in all.
The school nearest to Clay Center Community High is Clay Center Community Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Clay Center Community High places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Clay Center Community High is Town: Distant.
Enrollment went from 332 in 2020-21 to 326 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,048
Census ACS
Median income
$66,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,272 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 341 students
- Clay Center Community MiddleMiddle · 226 students
- Garfield ElemElementary · 170 students
- Wakefield ElemElementary · 129 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 80 students
- eLearn 379 Virtual SchoolCombined
Other schools in Clay Center
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 341 students
- Clay Center Community MiddleMiddle · 226 students
- Garfield ElemElementary · 170 students
- eLearn 379 Virtual SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Clay Center Community Middle0.2 mi · 226
- Lincoln Elem0.8 mi · 341
- Garfield Elem0.8 mi · 170
- Wakefield Elem13.1 mi · 129
- Wakefield High13.2 mi · 80
- Clifton-Clyde Middle School15.4 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About Clay Center Community HighHow many students attend Clay Center Community High?
Clay Center Community High enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Clay Center Community High serve?
Clay Center Community High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay Center Community High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clay Center Community High is approximately 12.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clay Center Community High?
At Clay Center Community High, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Clay Center Community High public or private?
Clay Center Community High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.