Clay Elementary School

Clay Elementary School is one of the sprawling K-5 schools in Clay, West Virginia, overseen by Clay County Schools, with 431 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 52% bigger than typical.

Clay County Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,437 students. Clay Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Clay Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). Compared to Clay County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clay County) shows that median household earnings sit near $42,318, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Clay Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 1,558 students).

Clay Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Clay Elementary School.

Clay Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clay Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 431).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.