Best Public Schools in Clayton, AL

Summary:

The city of Clayton, Alabama has two schools serving students in the Barbour County school district: Barbour County High School and Barbour County Primary School. Both schools appear to be underperforming compared to state averages on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.

Barbour County High School has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the state average across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 2.78% of 11th graders proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 23.71%. The school's four-year graduation rate of 90.0% in 2023-2024 is also slightly below the state average. Both Barbour County High School and Barbour County Primary School had high chronic absenteeism rates of 14.8% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average.

The data also indicates that the Clayton, Alabama school district serves a predominantly low-income student population, with Barbour County High School having a 100% free/reduced lunch rate and Barbour County Primary School having a 72.46% free/reduced lunch rate. Despite the higher-than-average spending per student at both schools, the district is still struggling to provide quality education to its students, suggesting that the funding may not be effectively allocated or utilized to address the specific needs of the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barbour County High School	Public	7-12	165 S Midway Street	Clayton	36016	Barbour County	Barbour County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 775-3545	297	21	14.1	87.9%	22 (7.4%)	233 (78.5%)	41 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.1	359^th of 374 public high schools	4.0%		13.7	339^th of 378 public high schools	10.3%	20	0.0	4.4	2.8	21.7	5.6	43.8	33.3	7.4	$12,688	$3,165	$9,523
Barbour County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	168 Western Bypass	Clayton	36016	Barbour County	Barbour County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 775-3404	134	9	14.8	63.4%	13 (9.7%)	94 (70.1%)	24 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)									$14,908	$3,292	$11,519

Cities Near Clayton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Louisville	9.38 mi	1	303^rd
Eufaula	17.12 mi	6	264^th
Abbeville	23.2 mi	3	292^nd
Skipperville	23.2 mi	2	16^th
Banks	23.22 mi	1	103^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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