School district · Florida

Clay

Clay in Florida: 55 public schools with 39,116 students and 15.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,782 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 55; 4 charter
Students: 39,116
Students per teacher: 15.0; FL 18.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $10,782; FL $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,602
Counselors (FTE): 115
Students per counselor: 341; FL 426 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 11.8; Librarians (FTE): 41.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Florida: 57%

61%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Florida

Median 55% · 74 school districts compared

17,088 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Florida: 59%

64%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Florida

Median 57% · 74 school districts compared

15,589 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.1K15

$8.1K16

$8.1K17

$8.2K18

$8.4K19

$8.8K20

$9.1K21

$9.8K22

$10.3K23

$10.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $54.8M
State: 53% · $270.2M
Local: 36% · $181.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,522
Support services: $3,652
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $57.7M
Long-term debt: $22.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 30Middle schools: 6High schools: 11Other schools: 8

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Argyle Elementary School	Pre-K–6	722	12.3	56%	61%	Orange Park
Charles E. Bennett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	564	12.8	47%	50%	Green Cove Springs
Clay Charter AcademyCharter	K–8	693	18.0	57%	58%	Middleburg
Clay Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	426	12.5	59%	56%	Jacksonville
Coppergate Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	587	12.0	53%	49%	Middleburg
Discovery Oaks Elementary	Pre-K–6	915	15.3	65%	66%	Orange Park
Doctors Inlet Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	545	12.9	54%	58%	Middleburg
Fleming Island Elementary School	Pre-K–6	629	11.7	78%	86%	Orange Park
Grove Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	445	13.5	45%	49%	Orange Park
J.L. Wilkinson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	690	12.3	50%	55%	Middleburg
Keystone Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	779	13.1	58%	64%	Keystone Heights
Lake Asbury Elementary School	Pre-K–6	935	14.0	63%	64%	Green Cove Springs
Lakeside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	726	13.5	52%	61%	Orange Park
Mcrae Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	544	11.9	66%	72%	Keystone Heights
Middleburg Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	581	13.2	67%	72%	Middleburg
Montclair Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	402	11.2	48%	58%	Orange Park
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	Pre-K–6	1,022	13.3	64%	63%	Orange Park
Orange Park Elementary School	K–6	489	15.3	91%	96%	Orange Park
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	Pre-K–6	915	14.1	63%	57%	Orange Park
Rideout Elementary School	Pre-K–6	768	14.1	59%	62%	Middleburg
Ridgeview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	592	10.6	54%	63%	Orange Park
Robert M. Paterson Elementary	Pre-K–6	665	12.2	88%	92%	Orange Park
S Bryan Jennings Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	492	12.7	56%	59%	Orange Park
School A	K–6	0	—	—	—	Green Cove Springs
Shadowlawn Elementary School	Pre-K–6	695	12.7	69%	78%	Green Cove Springs
Spring Park Elementary	Pre-K–6	698	—	67%	68%	Green Cove Springs
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	Pre-K–6	496	12.7	53%	53%	Middleburg
Thunderbolt Elementary School	Pre-K–6	756	12.2	74%	81%	Fleming Island
Tynes Elementary School	Pre-K–6	1,047	13.8	59%	63%	Middleburg
W E Cherry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	652	10.3	62%	66%	Orange Park
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	7–8	793	16.9	65%	71%	Green Cove Springs
Lake Asbury Junior High School	7–8	940	15.2	65%	72%	Green Cove Springs
Lakeside Junior High School	6–8	865	16.6	65%	71%	Orange Park
Oakleaf Junior High	6–8	906	15.6	65%	60%	Orange Park
Orange Park Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	832	19.3	49%	51%	Orange Park
Wilkinson Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	711	18.2	58%	65%	Middleburg
Amikids Clay CountyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	32	16.0	—	—	Green Cove Springs
Clay High School	9–12	1,776	21.2	—	—	Green Cove Springs
Fleming Island High School	9–12	1,765	18.8	—	—	Orange Park
Florida Youth Challenge AcademyAlternative	9–12	17	2.8	—	—	Camp Blanding Starke
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior HighFree meals for all	7–12	1,139	16.8	54%	66%	Keystone Heights
Middleburg High School	9–12	1,866	19.9	—	—	Middleburg
Oakleaf High School	9–12	2,307	20.1	—	—	Orange Park
Orange Park High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,844	19.5	—	—	Orange Park
Pace Center for Girls ClayAlternative	6–12	50	10.0	—	—	Orange Park
R. C. Bannerman Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	211	9.6	8.3%	5.9%	Green Cove Springs
Ridgeview High School	9–12	1,792	17.9	—	—	Orange Park
Clay Virtual AcademyFully virtual	K–12	0	—	—	—	Orange Park
Clay Virtual FranchiseFully virtual	K–12	107	4.3	—	—	Orange Park
Clay Virtual Instruction ProgramFully virtual	K–12	0	—	—	—	Orange Park
Contracted Residential ServicesSpecial education	Pre-K–12	0	—	—	—	Green Cove Springs
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at ClayCharterFully virtual	K–12	310	5.0	47%	29%	Jacksonville
Hospital Homebound Homebased ProgramsSpecial education	Pre-K–12	0	—	—	—	Green Cove Springs
St Johns Classical AcademyCharter	Pre-K–12	978	17.4	66%	63%	Fleming Island
St. Johns Classical Academy Orange ParkCharter	K–12	405	15.9	57%	51%	Orange Park

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 900 Walnut St, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
Phone: (904)336-6500

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.