Clay County High School

Clay County High School is one of the tight-knit secondary schools in Clay, West Virginia, one of the schools within Clay County Schools, with 520 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Clay County Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,437 students; Clay County High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Clay County High School records that nearly all students (98%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Clay County High School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household income runs about $42,318, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clay County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,558 students), of which Clay County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Clay Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 547 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025.

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