School district · North Carolina

Clay County Schools

Clay County Schools in North Carolina: 4 public schools with 1,322 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,908 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,322
Students per teacher
13.5
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,908
NC $13K · 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)
98.2
Counselors (FTE)
2.5
Students per counselor
529
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

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

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

59%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

579 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

63%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

579 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

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
$10.1K15
$9.8K16
$10.0K17
$10.7K18
$11.4K19
$11.4K20
$12.6K21
$14.5K22
$14.2K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $2.8M
State
69% · $14.3M
Local
18% · $3.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,969
Support services
$5,070
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$615K
Long-term debt
$2.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–528014.758%64%
Pre-K–237515.0——
6–830115.460%62%
9–1236613.0——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
154 Yellow Jacket Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904
Phone
(828)389-8513
Website