Clay Center Community High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Clay Center, Kansas
Clay Center Community High in Clay Center, Kansas enrolled 326 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Kansas high-school median of 11.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Kansas: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
335 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 326 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 26.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 335 | 23.1 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 22.8 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | 326 | 26.0 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Kansas high schools
Among the 333 Kansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 171 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clay Center Community High enrolled 342 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 171 of the 342 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent14.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.5% of students were White, 4.9% Hispanic, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.5%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Two or more races3.7%
- Black0.6%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Clay Center Community High scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 15‑19% | 31% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 35% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 73 students in Clay Center Community High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 73 | 87 | 36,783 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Clay Center Community High
- Wakefield HighThe nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 80 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Chapman HighThe next nearest public high school, 29 miles away: 383 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).29 mi
- Compare Clay Center Community High with Wakefield HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clay County spends per student$17,166 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,166
- The largest public schools in KansasClay Center Community High is the number 117 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#117 of 366
- Kansas schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.12.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Clay Center Community High
How many students attend Clay Center Community High?
326 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 335 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Clay Center, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay Center Community High?
12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for high schools is 11.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Clay Center Community High a Title I school?
Clay Center Community High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Clay Center Community High do on state tests?
The students tested at Clay Center Community High scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Clay Center Community High?
90-94% of the 73 students in Clay Center Community High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Clay Center Community High in?
Clay County, NCES district ID 2004890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200489000824 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.