Clay County
A public school district in Ashland, Alabama, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,729
- Students enrolled
- 105.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 189.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,790
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,729 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,088th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 103rd of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 71% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,790 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 14% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Clay County spent $11,790 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,748 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,790 | $21.0 million | 1,784 |
| FY2022 | $11,232 | $20.5 million | 1,826 |
| FY2021 | $10,305 | $18.6 million | 1,804 |
| FY2020 | $9,699 | $17.8 million | 1,840 |
| FY2019 | $9,441 | $17.6 million | 1,868 |
| FY2018 | $9,094 | $17.4 million | 1,911 |
| FY2017 | $8,901 | $17.2 million | 1,936 |
| FY2016 | $8,530 | $16.9 million | 1,978 |
| FY2015 | $8,438 | $17.1 million | 2,031 |
| FY2014 | $8,565 | $17.2 million | 2,013 |
| FY2013 | $8,218 | $16.9 million | 2,058 |
| FY2012 | $8,138 | $16.6 million | 2,038 |
| FY2011 | $8,346 | $17.2 million | 2,066 |
| FY2010 | $8,243 | $17.4 million | 2,111 |
| FY2009 | $8,352 | $17.8 million | 2,130 |
| FY2008 | $8,434 | $18.0 million | 2,129 |
| FY2007 | $7,579 | $16.2 million | 2,135 |
| FY2006 | $7,041 | $14.9 million | 2,111 |
| FY2005 | $6,748 | $13.9 million | 2,064 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.8 million | 20.5% |
| State | $18.5 million | 65.6% |
| Local | $3.9 million | 13.9% |
| Total | $28.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary School | 455 |
| Central High School of Clay County | 533 |
| Central Junior High School of Clay County | 282 |
| Clay County Career Development Center | |
| Lineville Elementary School | 459 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0100750
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved