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Schools in Clay Township

Clay Township’s public schools

Cainsville R-I School District and North Harrison R-III School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clay Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 19% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · North Harrison R-III
Students per teacher
8.5
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
303 students on the public path
In brief

Clay Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Clay Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. North Harrison Elem. places highest (better than 73%); Cainsville Elem. lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clay Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: North Harrison High and Cainsville High. 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 Clay Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cainsville R-I School 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.

Cainsville R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 86 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 6.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$23,027MO $14,569 · FY2024
D
North Harrison R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 217 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$17,330MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cainsville R-I School District34%
State average 43.2% · 44 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cainsville R-I School District15%
State average 39.2% · 47 students tested
Reading · PK–12, North Harrison R-III School District47%
State average 43.2% · 108 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Harrison R-III School District57%
State average 39.2% · 109 students tested

Clay Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Clay Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clay Township—Cainsville R-I PK–12 · North Harrison R-III PK–12
Colfax—North Harrison R-III
Lindley—Princeton R-V
Madison—Cainsville R-I

Every school in Clay Township

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

Also serving Clay Townshipin other towns
North Harrison Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagleville
B+
111 students10:1Rate it →
Cainsville Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cainsville
C−
48 students7:1Rate it →
North Harrison High
High · Grades 6–12 · Eagleville
B
106 students10:1Rate it →
Cainsville High
High · Grades 6–12 · Cainsville
C
38 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Clay Township’s schools

Are Clay Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clay Township. Cainsville R-I School District and North Harrison R-III School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clay Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clay Township in?

Cainsville R-I School District and North Harrison R-III School District.

Where do Clay Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: North Harrison High and Cainsville High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.