Clay City Elementary School

As a mid-tier K-5 school in Clay City, Kentucky, Clay City Elementary School hosts 425 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Powell County.

Powell County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,031 students. Clay City Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clay City Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Compared to Powell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Clay City Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 76% of students at Clay City Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Powell County (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clay City Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.7%, the actual is 25.6%, a residual of -11.1 points.

Across the wider county, Powell County reports that median household earnings sit near $40,309, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clay City Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Powell County (combined enrollment of about 2,031 students).

Powell County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Clay City Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clay City Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Clay City Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 425). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.