High Schools in Clay City CUSD 10

The Clay City CUSD 10 school district in Illinois has only one high school, Clay City High School. The school has seen a decline in its performance over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 392 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 625 out of 697 in 2023-2024. Its performance rating has also decreased from 2 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars to 1 out of 5 stars during this time period.

Academically, Clay City High School is struggling, with only 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and just 6.3% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance in the 2022-2023 school year was slightly better, with 15.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in both SAT Mathematics and SAT English Language Arts. However, the school's four-year graduation rate of 79.2% is below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 38.7% is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite having a relatively small student population of 78 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.1, Clay City High School faces unique challenges. The school's spending per student of $12,116 is slightly higher than the state average, and it has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 43.59%. These demographic and financial factors may be contributing to the school's performance issues, and further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the school's academic and operational challenges.