Clay High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · South Bend, Indiana
Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana enrolled 628 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 98%
628 students in 2022-23, 477 students in 2023-24, 628 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.4 to 1.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 628 | 66.4 | 9.5 |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 74.0 | 6.4 |
| 2024-25 | 628 | 1.5 | 418.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.
15 AP courses and one counselor per 212 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clay High School enrolled 781 students and had 3.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 186 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses15
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.7, one per 212 of the 781 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions186
- Chronically absent47.8% (2022-23)
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Clay High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10‑14% | 14% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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
75-79% of the 170 students in Clay High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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 | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 75‑79% | 81% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 170 | 1,158 | 77,216 |
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.
High schools in South Bend
8 public high schools in South Bend report 2024-25 enrollment; Clay High School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams High School | 1,966 | 15.2 | 47.7% |
| Riley High School | 1,238 | 12.6 | 57.0% |
| Washington High School | 795 | 10.9 | 65.3% |
| Clay High School | 628 | not reported | 62.7% |
| Career Academy High School | 481 | 10.2 | 46.4% |
| Excel Center - South Bend | 296 | 37.0 | 10.1% |
| Rise Up Academy at Eggleston | 149 | 6.8 | 67.1% |
| Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend | 138 | 9.9 | 55.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Clay High School
- Rise Up Academy at EgglestonThe nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 149 students, 6.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Excel Center - South BendThe next nearest public high school, 4.3 miles away: 296 students, 37.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Compare Clay High School with Rise Up Academy at EgglestonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Bend Community School Corp spends per student$17,587 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,587
- The largest public schools in IndianaClay High School is the number 160 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#160 of 389
- 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 High School
How many students attend Clay High School?
628 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 628 in 2022-23. It is a high school in South Bend, IN.Is Clay High School a Title I school?
Clay High School 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 High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Clay High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Clay High School?
75-79% of the 170 students in Clay High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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 High School in?
South Bend Community School Corp, NCES district ID 1810290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181029001649 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, 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.