Clay County Middle School

Clay County Middle School is an intimate middle-grades school in Manchester, Kentucky, overseen by Clay County. The school serves 387 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Clay County runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 2,928 students. Clay County Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Clay County Middle School logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clay County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 41.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Clay County reports that the typical household earns roughly $40,900 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clay County Middle School is one of 11 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 2,928 students).

Horse Creek Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clay County Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.6%.

Clay County Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Clay County Middle School's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 387). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Clay County Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.