Can I use Clay County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Clay County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Clay County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Clay County?

Start with the 8 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Clay County Schools & Education

Name: Clay County, Mississippi Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Clay County, Mississippi

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

20/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

87.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

87.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 87.1%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,538

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,954

School Score

20/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 27/100

State Score Position

#57

of 81 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Clay County

Measured School Summary

Clay County faces educational challenges with a school score of 20/100 and a graduation rate of 87.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $5,538 per pupil, Clay County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 27% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 7% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Clay County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

8 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

20/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #57 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.

Completion

87.0%

0.1 pts below the state average

Funding context

$5,538

$416 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Clay County has 8 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Clay County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Clay County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#57

of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is 7 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

Elementary to high school visible

2,609 students

Elementary 4Middle 1High 2Other 1

8 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST is the largest listed district slice, with 8 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Clay County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

West Point Consolidated Manages Centralized Town-Based School System

Education data brief for Clay County, Mississippi.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:District structure

Clay County's education infrastructure is centralized within the West Point Consolidated School District, which manages eight schools serving 2,609 students. Seven of these eight schools are located in town locales, making it a primarily town-based system compared to the more rural surrounding counties. The district includes West Point High School, which is the largest facility with 1,071 students—over 40% of the county's total public school enrollment. The county's composite school score is 19.6, which is lower than both the state average of 26.9 and the national median of 50.0. The graduation rate is 87.0%, matching the national average. Financial data shows a per-pupil expenditure of $5,538, which is lower than the Mississippi average of $5,954 and less than half of the national average of $13,000. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Clay County

Reported Enrollment

2,609

8 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary4

Middle1

High2

Other1

1 School District in Clay County

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

8 schools

2,609 students enrolled

8 Public Schools in Clay County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Clay County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL	Profile	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	WEST POINT, 39773Town: Remote	8–12	High	1,071
FIFTH STREET SCHOOL	Record	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	WEST POINT, 39773Town: Remote	5–7	Middle	526
CHURCH HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	West Point, 39773Town: Remote	1–2	Primary	381
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	WEST POINT, 39773Town: Remote	3–4	Primary	293
EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	West Point, 39773Town: Remote	PK–KG	Primary	244
WEST CLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	Cedar Bluff, 39773Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	94
WEST POINT LEARNING CENTER	Record	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	West Point, 39773Town: Remote	3–12	Alternative	0
WEST POINT VOC COMP	Record	WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST	WEST POINT, 39773Town: Remote	9–12	Vocational	0

WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

WEST POINT, 39773 / Town: Remote

Profile8–12High1,071 students

FIFTH STREET SCHOOL

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

WEST POINT, 39773 / Town: Remote

Record5–7Middle526 students

CHURCH HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

West Point, 39773 / Town: Remote

Record1–2Primary381 students

SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

WEST POINT, 39773 / Town: Remote

Record3–4Primary293 students

EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

West Point, 39773 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–KGPrimary244 students

WEST CLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

Cedar Bluff, 39773 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–6Primary94 students

WEST POINT LEARNING CENTER

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

West Point, 39773 / Town: Remote

Record3–12Alternative0 students

WEST POINT VOC COMP

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST

WEST POINT, 39773 / Town: Remote

Record9–12Vocational0 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,538

State avg $5,954

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Mississippi counties have the highest graduation rates?

Holmes County (97.0%), Montgomery County (97.0%), and Quitman County (97.0%) currently lead Mississippi among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Mississippi?

Across Mississippi counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $5,954. The highest current county values are Choctaw County ($8,216), Kemper County ($7,706), and Franklin County ($7,289). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Clay County?

Clay County has a school score of 20/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Clay County?

The high school graduation rate in Clay County is 87.0%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Clay County spend per student?

Clay County spends $5,538 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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