High Schools in Clay City CUSD 10

The Clay City High School is the sole high school serving the Clay City CUSD 10 school district in Illinois. The data suggests that the school is facing significant academic and performance challenges, with fluctuating statewide rankings and below-average proficiency rates in key subject areas.

Clay City High School's statewide ranking has ranged from 414 out of 698 Illinois high schools in 2024-2025 to 625 out of 697 in 2023-2024, indicating inconsistent performance. The school's SchoolDigger rating is 2 out of 5 stars, signifying below-average performance compared to other Illinois high schools. While the school's four-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate of 2.4% and chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% are both higher than the state averages.

Academically, Clay City High School struggles, with significantly lower proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the ACT and SAT assessments. However, the school's performance on the ACT Science assessment is higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending of $15,995 is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2, suggesting that resource allocation may be an area for further investigation to understand how to best support student learning and achievement.