Clay County Schools
A public school district in Hayesville, North Carolina, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,322
- Students enrolled
- 98.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,228
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,322 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,203rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 132nd of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 65% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,228 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 37% 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 Schools spent $14,228 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,619 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,228 | $18.7 million | 1,314 |
| FY2022 | $14,506 | $18.2 million | 1,252 |
| FY2021 | $12,636 | $15.8 million | 1,248 |
| FY2020 | $11,365 | $15.3 million | 1,344 |
| FY2019 | $11,397 | $15.1 million | 1,328 |
| FY2018 | $10,679 | $14.4 million | 1,347 |
| FY2017 | $10,047 | $13.9 million | 1,379 |
| FY2016 | $9,796 | $13.5 million | 1,374 |
| FY2015 | $10,122 | $13.8 million | 1,362 |
| FY2014 | $9,783 | $12.9 million | 1,319 |
| FY2013 | $9,667 | $13.4 million | 1,388 |
| FY2012 | $9,284 | $13.1 million | 1,412 |
| FY2011 | $9,110 | $12.9 million | 1,421 |
| FY2010 | $9,156 | $12.9 million | 1,412 |
| FY2009 | $9,336 | $13.7 million | 1,470 |
| FY2008 | $9,172 | $12.4 million | 1,351 |
| FY2007 | $9,018 | $12.2 million | 1,356 |
| FY2006 | $8,433 | $11.2 million | 1,323 |
| FY2005 | $8,619 | $11.1 million | 1,288 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.2 million | 16.0% |
| State | $13.2 million | 65.3% |
| Local | $3.8 million | 18.7% |
| Total | $20.2 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Hayesville Elementary | 280 |
| Hayesville High | 366 |
| Hayesville Middle | 301 |
| Hayesville Primary School | 375 |
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
- 3700870
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina 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.
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