Total enrollment
1,272
-58 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Clay County
Kansas · 1,272 students · 2 cities
Clay County's public schools, 7 in all, serve about 1,272 K-12 students inside Kansas, an average of 182 per school.
4-year change in Clay County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Clay County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #57 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,272 | #71 of 156 | #6,048 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #41 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #31 of 154 | #1,384 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.5% | #85 of 156 | #4,677 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #85 of 85 | #6,009 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Clay County
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Garfield Elem at 53.1% proficient to Wakefield Elem at 28.0%, a gap of 25.2 points. That is the 39th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 1,326 to 1,272 students (down 4%) and from 109 to 112 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem | Clay Center | Elementary | PK-03 | 341 |
| Clay Center Community High | Clay Center | High | 09-12 | 326 |
| Clay Center Community Middle | Clay Center | Middle | 06-08 | 226 |
| Garfield Elem | Clay Center | Elementary | 04-05 | 170 |
| Wakefield Elem | Wakefield | Elementary | KG-08 | 129 |
| Wakefield High | Wakefield | High | 09-12 | 80 |
| eLearn 379 Virtual School | Clay Center | Combined | M-M | · |
About Clay County
Clay County runs 7 public schools across Kansas, collectively educateing roughly 1,272 students.
For a sense of the school types, Clay County comprises 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Clay County runs about 182 students per school, 49% below the state mean of roughly 355.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 4%: 1,330 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,272 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Clay County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.