Clay Township’s public schools outscore 72% of Kansas districts
35% of students in Clay Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Clay Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Clay Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 588 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clay Township’s, its schools beat 66%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Buhler Unified School District 313 spends $11,265 per student and Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 $15,028, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Clay Township’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Clay Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Clay Township · depends on your address
Prairie Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Haven Elem
Grades PK–6 · 348 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Haven
7th grade in Clay Township · depends on your address
Prairie Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Haven Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 118 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Haven
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
8th grade in Clay Township · depends on your address
Prairie Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Haven Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 118 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Haven
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
9th grade in Clay Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Haven High
Grades 9–12 · 223 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Haven
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
10th grade in Clay Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Haven High
Grades 9–12 · 223 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Haven
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
11th grade in Clay Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Haven High
Grades 9–12 · 223 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Haven
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
12th grade in Clay Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Haven High
Grades 9–12 · 223 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Haven
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Clay Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Buhler Unified School District 313). From grade PK, students attend the Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312, shared with Castleton, Center, Greeley, Haven, Haven, Lincoln, Mount Hope, Ninnescah, Partridge, Salt Creek, Sumner, Valley and Yoder. Its elementary school is in Hutchinson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Clay Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Clay Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Clay Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | B+ | Buhler Unified School District 313 PK–12 · Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 PK–12 |
| Hutchinson | C | Hutchinson Public Schools Unified School District 308 PK–12 · Buhler Unified School District 313 PK–12 |
| Yoder | — | Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 |
| Medora | A− | Buhler Unified School District 313 |
| Reno | C+ | Nickerson Unified School District 309 |
| Valley | — | Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 PK–12 · Buhler Unified School District 313 PK–12 |
| Little River | A− | Buhler Unified School District 313 |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Buhler Unified School District 313 with Clay Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Clay Township
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Clay Township’s schools
Are Clay Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Clay Township children attend outscore 72% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Clay Township in?
Two districts: Buhler Unified School District 313 runs grades PK–12, and Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 runs grades PK–12, shared with Castleton, Center, Greeley, Haven, Haven, Lincoln, Mount Hope, Ninnescah, Partridge, Salt Creek, Sumner, Valley and Yoder.
Where do Clay Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Buhler High, Haven High and Ad Astra Alternative Academy.
What is Clay Township’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Buhler Unified School District 313 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Clay Township spend per student?
$11,265 in Buhler Unified School District 313 and $15,028 in Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Clay Township 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 2023) 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.