Clay Community Schools
Clay Community Schools is a public school district based in Brazil, Indiana, serving 3,995 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #68 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 400 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $10,052 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Clay Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Clay Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,052 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,837 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $46.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $46.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 286 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 650 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 444 | 443 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Indiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Indiana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury Community SchoolsMiddlebury | 4,028 | 7 | $9,111 | 16.9 | #65 |
| Greenwood Community School CorporationGreenwood | 4,023 | 6 | $9,009 | 16.5 | #66 |
| MSD Martinsville SchoolsMartinsville | 3,998 | 10 | $10,587 | 13.2 | #67 |
| Clay Community SchoolsBrazil · this district | 3,995 | 10 | $10,052 | 14.0 | #68 |
| School City of HobartHobart | 3,978 | 6 | $8,960 | 19.4 | #69 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston-Upson CountyThomaston, GA | 3,996 | $12,251 | 14.1 |
| Centralia ElementaryBuena Park, CA | 3,995 | $13,164 | 25.1 |
| Weakley CountyDresden, TN | 3,993 | $10,059 | n/a |
| Mercer Island School DistrictMercer Island, WA | 3,993 | $16,260 | 18.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-clay-community-schools