Public schools in Clay Center, KS
Clay Center has 4 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 1,063 students. They are run by 1 district.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
One district runs Clay Center's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Clay Center | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | 4 | 1,344 | $17,166 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Clay Center, 326 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Center Community High | 326 | 12.6 | 29.8% | Clay County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Clay Center, 226 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Center Community Middle | 226 | 10.3 | 36.7% | Clay County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Clay Center, 511 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary | 341 | 11.3 | 39.6% | Clay County |
| Garfield Elementary | 170 | 13.9 | 35.3% | Clay County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Clay Center's public schools compare with Kansas's
The median Clay Center school has 11.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Kansas median of 12.7. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 35% across the state. Its median school enrolls 276 students (state 294).
| Clay Center | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.9 | 12.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 276 | 294 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 35% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 11% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 4 Clay Center schools and the 1,328 Kansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Clay Center
- Clay CountyRuns 4 of Clay Center's 4 public schools and spent $17,166 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,166
- Clay Center Community High, the largest high school in Clay Center326 students in 2024-25, 12.6 per teacher.326
- The largest public schools in KansasKansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Clay Center addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Lawrence18 schools
Questions about schools in Clay Center
How many public schools are in Clay Center, KS?
4 public schools with an address in Clay Center were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 1,063 students.What is the largest high school in Clay Center?
Clay Center Community High, with 326 students in 2024-25 (Clay County).Which districts run Clay Center's schools?
Clay County (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25