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Schools in Clara

Clara’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 1% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
MS 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,193 students on the public path
In brief

Clara’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Clara’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Clara School places highest (better than 59%); Wayne County High School lowest (38%). 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 Clara, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Clara SchoolWayne County School DistrictB
9–12Wayne County High Schoolin WaynesboroC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wayne 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.

Wayne County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,977 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$12,210MS $12,392 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 41.7% · 1558 students tested
Math42%
State average 47% · 1600 students tested

Clara vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Clara’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clara—Wayne County

Every school in Clara

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

District schools in Claraby address
Clara School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
B
418 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Clarain other towns
Wayne County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waynesboro
C+
775 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Clara’s schools

Are Clara’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clara. Wayne County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clara. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clara in?

Wayne County School District.

Where do Clara kids go to high school?

Wayne County High School.

Parents talk

What Clara 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.