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Brazil, Indiana - 10 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Clay Community Schools #126 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,999 per pupil, Clay Community Schools ranks #169 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,040
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,999
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clay Community Schools operates 10 public schools serving 4,040 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Clay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,999 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.0% local, 64.5% state, and 14.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #126 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 542.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northview High School, with a diversity index of 16.4/100.
Its largest campus is Northview High School, enrolling 863 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is East Side Elementary School, at 209 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Northview High School accounts for 21.4% of all Clay Community Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Clay Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Clay Community Schools school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Clay Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 209 students (lowest) to 863 students (highest), a spread of 654 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Clay Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Clay Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 542:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Clay Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Clay Community Schools is typically wider than the Clay Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Clay Community Schools has 10 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 4,040 students.
How much does Clay Community Schools spend per student?
Clay Community Schools spends $11,999 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #126 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Clay Community Schools?
Clay Community Schools students are 93.4% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clay Community Schools?
Clay Community Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #126 out of 373 districts in Indiana.