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Schools in Bluffton

Bluffton’s public schools

Clay County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bluffton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Spent per student
$32.2K
▲ 104% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.8
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
191 students on the public path
In brief

Bluffton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bluffton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Clay County Middle School places highest (better than 11%); Clay County Elementary lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bluffton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Clay County Elementaryin Fort GainesD
6–8Clay County Middle Schoolin Fort GainesD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clay County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Clay County School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 191 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$32,234GA $15,800 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 39.6% · 114 students tested
Math17%
State average 37.4% · 114 students tested

Bluffton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Bluffton’s borders.

Schools next door
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Bluffton—Clay County

Every school in Bluffton

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Blufftonin other towns
Clay County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Gaines
D
143 students9:1Rate it →
Clay County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Gaines
D
48 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Bluffton’s schools

Are Bluffton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bluffton. Clay County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bluffton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bluffton in?

Clay County School District.

Where do Bluffton kids go to high school?

Clay County Middle School.

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What Bluffton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.