Clay County Schools
A public school district in Clay, West Virginia, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,437
- Students enrolled
- 103.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 229.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,509
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,437 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,878th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 44th of 62 in West Virginia. Larger than 66% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,509 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 49% 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 $15,509 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,288 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 | $15,509 | $25.3 million | 1,632 |
| FY2022 | $13,825 | $23.1 million | 1,669 |
| FY2021 | $13,388 | $23.4 million | 1,750 |
| FY2020 | $12,574 | $22.8 million | 1,813 |
| FY2019 | $12,605 | $23.7 million | 1,880 |
| FY2018 | $11,475 | $22.3 million | 1,939 |
| FY2017 | $11,270 | $21.8 million | 1,938 |
| FY2016 | $10,276 | $20.5 million | 1,999 |
| FY2015 | $10,586 | $20.9 million | 1,978 |
| FY2014 | $10,673 | $21.1 million | 1,975 |
| FY2013 | $10,886 | $22.4 million | 2,060 |
| FY2012 | $11,325 | $23.2 million | 2,047 |
| FY2011 | $11,921 | $24.7 million | 2,071 |
| FY2010 | $10,543 | $21.5 million | 2,043 |
| FY2009 | $10,354 | $21.0 million | 2,026 |
| FY2008 | $10,130 | $20.6 million | 2,037 |
| FY2007 | $9,954 | $20.5 million | 2,064 |
| FY2006 | $9,795 | $20.0 million | 2,042 |
| FY2005 | $9,288 | $19.6 million | 2,111 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.9 million | 32.6% |
| State | $15.8 million | 57.7% |
| Local | $2.7 million | 9.8% |
| Total | $27.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Big Otter Elementary School | 184 |
| Clay County High School | 520 |
| Clay Elementary School | 431 |
| Clay Middle School | 302 |
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
- 5400240
Elsewhere
- Public schools in West Virginia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in West Virginia — A to Z, each with its page.
- West Virginia 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