Clay City Junior-Senior High School

Summary:

Clay City Junior-Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the small town of Clay City, Indiana, with a student population of 365. The school is part of the Clay Community Schools district, which is ranked 70 out of 381 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Clay City Junior-Senior High School stands out for its consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.6% to 98.1% over the past 5 years, outperforming many nearby schools like Bloomfield High School and Terre Haute South Vigo High School. The school also outperforms state and district averages in key test score metrics, including ILEARN English Language Arts and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing. However, the school's lower performance in ILEARN Math and SAT Mathematics suggests an opportunity to strengthen the math curriculum.

While Clay City Junior-Senior High School has a relatively homogeneous racial makeup, with 95.34% white students, the school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 37.47% in 2020-2021 to 43.84% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income households. The school has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 26.3% in 2020-2021 to 14.2% in 2021-2022 and 14.3% in 2022-2023, though these rates are still higher than the state average.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 601 Lankford St
       Clay City, IN  47841


(812) 939-2154

District: Clay Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
141st of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,242 Help


Feeder schools for Clay City Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Clay City Elementary School
    East Side Elementary School
    Forest Park Elementary School
    Jackson Township Elementary School
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Middle:    North Clay Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  350

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.6%
Hispanic:
2.3%
Two or more races:
1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clay City Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 79.4% of middle schools in Indiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.95. (See more...)
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Compare Details Clay City Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 67.3% of high schools in Indiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.72. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Clay City Junior-Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (96.6%), Hispanic (2.3%), two or more races (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clay City Junior-Senior High School is 12.3. (See more...)
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Compare Clay City Junior-Senior High School employs 28.2 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clay City Junior-Senior High School is $13,242.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clay City Junior-Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clay City Junior-Senior High School 100th of 485 Indiana public middle schools. (See Clay City Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Clay City Junior-Senior High School 141st of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See Clay City Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Clay Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Clay Community Schools 79th of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Clay City Junior-Senior High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 52.53 208th 370 43.8%
2006 36.22 296th 375 21.1%
2007 38.94 298th 382 22.0%
2008 44.66 269th 392 31.4%
2009 36.31 322nd 423 23.9%
2010 37.58 325th 428 24.1%
2011 39.27 338th 451 25.1%
2012 51.69 256th 447 42.7%
2013 63.31 168th 444 62.2%
2014 56.33 245th 470 47.9%
2015 75.60 89th 485 81.6%
2016 63.35 187th 494 62.1%
2017 73.00 106th 472 77.5%
2018 76.06 92nd 473 80.5%
2019 55.47 217th 470 53.8%
2021 52.04 231st 483 52.2%
2022 68.67 143rd 490 70.8%
2023 78.23 92nd 489 81.2%
2024 76.95 100th 485 79.4%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Clay City Junior-Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Clay City Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 65.10 116th 349 66.8%
2006 75.80 61st 349 82.5%
2007 58.73 165th 354 53.4%
2008 59.69 162nd 360 55.0%
2009 58.75 178th 364 51.1%
2010 45.64 163rd 362 55.0%
2011 29.81 279th 364 23.4%
2012 60.32 92nd 373 75.3%
2013 54.86 107th 353 69.7%
2014 70.49 46th 379 87.9%
2015 75.90 34th 400 91.5%
2016 78.14 45th 394 88.6%
2017 56.09 151st 380 60.3%
2018 69.31 98th 385 74.5%
2019 40.24 251st 389 35.5%
2021 55.24 144th 388 62.9%
2022 60.71 154th 409 62.3%
2023 61.47 118th 398 70.4%
2024 59.72 141st 431 67.3%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clay City Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.03 121st 379 68.1%
2024 48.85 179th 377 52.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Clay City Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.89 103rd 388 73.5%
2024 38.72 244th 392 37.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Clay City Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.00 139th 383 63.7%
2024 72.77 68th 392 82.7%
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Rank History for high school White students at Clay City Junior-Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.05 175th 378 53.7%
2023 54.46 131st 375 65.1%
2024 50.20 169th 381 55.6%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Clay City Junior-Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 381 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1989 376 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1990 383 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1991 371 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1992 373 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1993 372 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1994 429 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1995 448 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1996 448 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1997 451 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1998 437 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 437
1999 408 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 408
2000 403 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2001 392 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2002 412 2 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2003 412 2 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2004 414 2 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2005 430 1 1 5 2 n/a n/a 0 439
2006 435 1 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 442
2007 434 1 0 6 2 n/a n/a 6 449
2008 411 0 0 3 3 n/a n/a 6 423
2009 414 1 2 3 3 n/a n/a 3 426
2010 433 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 2 436
2011 396 0 1 7 0 1 8 0 413
2012 389 0 1 9 1 0 2 0 402
2013 383 0 1 8 1 0 2 0 395
2014 355 0 1 9 1 0 1 0 367
2015 356 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 363
2016 360 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 366
2017 369 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 379
2018 364 1 0 6 4 0 3 0 378
2019 358 0 1 7 3 0 2 0 371
2020 374 0 1 5 3 0 4 0 387
2021 364 0 0 10 2 0 3 0 379
2022 366 0 0 10 2 0 3 0 381
2023 348 0 0 9 2 2 4 0 365
2024 338 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 350

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clay City Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 23.8 16.0 12
1989 376 22.8 16.4 2.9
1990 385 22.2 17.3 8.8
1991 371 22.3 16.6 7.5
1992 374 20.3 18.4 7.5
1993 373 21.6 17.3 10.2
1994 430 22.0 19.5 2.6
1995 448 25.9 17.3 12.5
1996 448 25.9 17.3 12.5
1997 451 26.2 17.2 35.5
1998 437 26.9 16.2 12.8
1999 408 25.7 15.9 20.6
2000 403 26.0 15.5 22.3
2001 393 26.2 15.0 27.5
2002 417 26.0 16.0 24.2
2003 417 26.0 16.0 24.2
2004 419 25.5 16.4 26.5
2005 439 24.6 17.8 27.8
2006 442 23.5 18.8 25.8
2007 449 n/a n/a 32.5
2008 423 23.5 18.0 30.2
2009 426 25.3 16.8 35.5
2010 436 25.4 17.1 38.7
2011 413 24.1 17.1 39.5
2012 402 28.1 14.3 39.8
2013 395 29.0 13.6 38.5
2014 367 28.7 12.7 37.3
2015 363 30.0 12.1 32.8
2016 366 28.0 13.0 36.3
2017 379 25.4 14.9 35.9
2018 378 26.3 14.3 39.9
2019 371 27.7 13.3 36.7
2020 387 28.6 13.4 35.1
2021 379 30.7 12.3 37.5
2022 381 28.8 13.1 38.8
2023 365 26.4 13.7 43.8
2024 350 28.2 12.3 44

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clay City Junior-Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 23.8 16.0 12
1989 376 22.8 16.4 2.9
1990 385 22.2 17.3 8.8
1991 371 22.3 16.6 7.5
1992 374 20.3 18.4 7.5
1993 373 21.6 17.3 10.2
1994 430 22.0 19.5 2.6
1995 448 25.9 17.3 12.5
1996 448 25.9 17.3 12.5
1997 451 26.2 17.2 35.5
1998 437 26.9 16.2 12.8
1999 408 25.7 15.9 20.6
2000 403 26.0 15.5 22.3
2001 393 26.2 15.0 27.5
2002 417 26.0 16.0 24.2
2003 417 26.0 16.0 24.2
2004 419 25.5 16.4 26.5
2005 439 24.6 17.8 27.8
2006 442 23.5 18.8 25.8
2007 449 n/a n/a 32.5
2008 423 23.5 18.0 30.2
2009 426 25.3 16.8 35.5
2010 436 25.4 17.1 38.7
2011 413 24.1 17.1 39.5
2012 402 28.1 14.3 39.8
2013 395 29.0 13.6 38.5
2014 367 28.7 12.7 37.3
2015 363 30.0 12.1 32.8
2016 366 28.0 13.0 36.3
2017 379 25.4 14.9 35.9
2018 378 26.3 14.3 39.9
2019 371 27.7 13.3 36.7
2020 387 28.6 13.4 35.1
2021 379 30.7 12.3 37.5
2022 381 28.8 13.1 38.8
2023 365 26.4 13.7 43.8
2024 350 28.2 12.3 44

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Clay City Junior-Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $296 (2.6%) $11,037 (97.4%) $11,333
2020 $161 (1.5%) $10,670 (98.5%) $10,831
2021 $570 (4.8%) $11,296 (95.2%) $11,866
2022 $680 (5.1%) $12,562 (94.9%) $13,242

Data source: Indiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Clay City Junior-Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 217th of 470 Middle schoolsRanks 92nd of 489 Middle schools
 27.4%
Ranks 251st of 389 High schoolsRanks 118th of 398 High schools
 34.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Clay City Junior-Senior High School)45.549.1
 3.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Clay Community Schools)46.944
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)49.739.5
 10.2%
7th Grade Math (Clay City Junior-Senior High School)49.141.5
 7.6%
   7th Grade Math (Clay Community Schools)4736.1
 10.9%
   7th Grade Math (Indiana)4232.9
 9.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Clay City Junior-Senior High School)43.957.1
 13.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Clay Community Schools)57.443
 14.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)50.743.8
 6.9%
8th Grade Math (Clay City Junior-Senior High School)38.635.7
 2.9%
   8th Grade Math (Clay Community Schools)40.634
 6.6%
   8th Grade Math (Indiana)3831.4
 6.6%
End of Course Biology (Clay City Junior-Senior High School)26.926.5
 0.4%
   End of Course Biology (Clay Community Schools)23.218.6
 4.6%
   End of Course Biology (Indiana)38.629
 9.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students371365
 1.6%
African American00
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic79
 28.6%
Pacific Islander02
White358348
 2.8%
Two or More Races24
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.7%43.8%
 7.2%


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Clay City Junior-Senior High School ranks 141st of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Clay City Junior-Senior High School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 350 students attended Clay City Junior-Senior High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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