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Clay County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,530 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Clay County Schools is a school district in West Virginia (Clay County). During the 2024 school year, 1,530 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Clay County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Susan Bodkins
Dave Mullins
David Pierson
Morgan Triplett
Cheryl White

Elections

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $6,157,000 $3,689 23%
Local: $2,791,000 $1,672 10%
State: $17,655,000 $10,578 66%
Total: $26,603,000 $15,939
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $25,963,000 $15,556
Total Current Expenditures: $23,074,000 $13,825
Instructional Expenditures: $12,769,000 $7,650 49%
Student and Staff Support: $2,337,000 $1,400 9%
Administration: $2,126,000 $1,273 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,842,000 $3,500 23%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,762,000 $1,654
Construction: $2,306,000 $1,381
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $106,000 $63
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 PS PS PS PS 21
2018-2019 35 PS PS PS PS PS 35
2017-2018 35 PS PS <50 PS PS 35
2016-2017 34 PS <50 PS 34
2015-2016 35 PS PS PS 35
2014-2015 30 PS PS 31
2013-2014 48 <50 PS 48
2012-2013 47 PS 47
2011-2012 50 PS PS 50
2010-2011 44 <50 45

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 PS PS PS PS 36
2018-2019 46 PS PS PS PS PS 46
2017-2018 49 PS PS <50 PS PS 49
2016-2017 53 PS <50 PS 54
2015-2016 54 PS PS PS 54
2014-2015 52 PS PS 52
2013-2014 54 <50 PS 54
2012-2013 52 PS 52
2011-2012 50 PS PS 50
2010-2011 48 <50 48

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS >=95
2018-2019 85-89 85-89
2017-2018 >=95 >=95
2016-2017 85-89 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 90-94
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS 80-84
2011-2012 70-74 PS 70-74
2010-2011 80-84 PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,530 -6.7
2022-2023 1,632 -2.3
2021-2022 1,669 -4.9
2020-2021 1,750 -3.6
2019-2020 1,813 -3.7
2018-2019 1,880 -3.1
2017-2018 1,939 0.1
2016-2017 1,938 -3.1
2015-2016 1,999 1.1
2014-2015 1,978 0.2
2013-2014 1,975 -4.3
2012-2013 2,060 0.6
2011-2012 2,047 -1.2
2010-2011 2,071 1.4
2009-2010 2,043 0.8
2008-2009 2,026 -0.5
2007-2008 2,037 -1.3
2006-2007 2,064 1.1
2005-2006 2,042 -3.4
2004-2005 2,111 0.6
2003-2004 2,099 -2.1
2002-2003 2,144 0.7
2001-2002 2,129 0.5
2000-2001 2,118 -3.0
1999-2000 2,181 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Clay County Schools (%) West Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.7
Black 0.2 4.2
Hispanic 0.7 2.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.0 4.5
White 97.8 88.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Clay County Schools had 117.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 5.00
Elementary: 55.70
Secondary: 53.00
Total: 117.70

Clay County Schools employed 14.50 district administrators and 6.30 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.50
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 6.30
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 24.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 11.00
Other Support Services: 61.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Clay County Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Big Otter Elementary School170PK-5
Clay County High School5349-12
Clay Elementary School361PK-5
Clay Middle School3446-8
H E White Elementary School33PK-5
Lizemore Elementary School88PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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