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Schools in Clayton

Clayton’s public schools

Hudson Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clayton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
67%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 24% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
926 students on the public path
In brief

Clayton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Clayton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Lincoln Elementary School places highest (better than 34%); Hudson Area JRSR High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Lincoln Elementary Schoolin HudsonC
7–12Hudson Area JRSR High Schoolin HudsonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hudson Area Schools.

The district

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

Hudson Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,368 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,536MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 45.4% · 567 students tested
Math16%
State average 33.6% · 574 students tested

Clayton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Clayton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clayton—Hudson Area Schools

Every school in Clayton

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

Also serving Claytonin other towns
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hudson
C
438 students15:1Rate it →
Hudson Area JRSR High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hudson
C
488 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Clayton’s schools

Are Clayton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clayton. Hudson Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clayton. 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 Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clayton in?

Hudson Area Schools.

Where do Clayton kids go to high school?

Hudson Area JRSR High School.

Parents talk

What Clayton 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). Stars are from neighbors.