Enrollment
53
Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Royal, IA
Clay Central-Everly Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Clay Central-Everly Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 190747002027
👥 S:T ratio 79
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Clay Central-Everly Elementary earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Iowa schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Iowa.
- 70
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.3:1
- small classes for Iowa
- 55.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 53
- students enrolled
Clay Central-Everly Elementary has class sizes smaller than 99% of Iowa schools. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Clay Central-Everly Comm School District · Iowa
NCES ID 190747002027 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.3:1
vs 14.8:1 Iowa avg
-64% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
55.6%
vs 36.4% Iowa avg
+53% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Clay Central-Everly Elementary compares with Iowa and U.S. medians
What stands out at Clay Central-Everly Elementary
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Clay Central-Everly Elementary sits near the smaller end of the Iowa enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Clay Central-Everly Elementary serves a higher-need student population than most Iowa campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Clay Central-Everly Elementary serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Clay Central-Everly Elementary is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Royal, Iowa, enrolling 53 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.3:1, Clay Central-Everly Elementary is leaner than roughly 99% of Iowa schools and 64% under the state's 14.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 55.6% of students qualify for free meals, 53% above the Iowa average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Iowa schools, with 53 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,322 Iowa schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 19 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Iowa schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).
15.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Clay Central-Everly Comm School District spends $27,542 per pupil, 105% above the Iowa average, a better-resourced district than most.
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District operates only this one school, so Clay Central-Everly Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 53 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Iowa's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Clay Central-Everly Elementary compares
Clay Central-Everly Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Iowa and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Iowa | Iowa avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 5.3:1 | ▼ 64% | 14.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 55.6% | ▲ 53% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 53 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.3:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
53
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
55.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 53% above the Iowa average of 36.4%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5.3:1
students per teacher
- 64% below state mean
Top 1% in Iowa - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$27,542
per pupil, district-wide
- above Iowa avg of $13,441
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 88.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.5%
Two or More 3.8%
Largest group: White at 88.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 20.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 20.6, Clay Central-Everly Elementary is less mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Clay Central-Everly Comm School District, which includes Clay Central-Everly Elementary.
$27,542
Per student
+105%
vs Iowa
Avg $13,441
+56%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 49.7%
State 39.6%
Federal 10.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Iowa, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~53 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Clay Central-Everly Elementary
How many students attend Clay Central-Everly Elementary?
Clay Central-Everly Elementary has 53 students enrolled. It is a public school in Royal, IA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay Central-Everly Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Clay Central-Everly Elementary is 5.3:1, which is 64% lower than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 66% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Clay Central-Everly Elementary?
55.6% of students at Clay Central-Everly Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Clay Central-Everly Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Clay Central-Everly Elementary is White at 88.7% of enrollment, in Royal, IA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Clay Central-Everly Elementary?
Clay Central-Everly Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Clay Central-Everly Comm School District?
None reported; Clay Central-Everly Comm School District operates only Clay Central-Everly Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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