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C+

Clay County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Celina.

Celina’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Tennessee school districts

Students
1,054
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,380
TN $13,059
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clay County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the TN average
  • Debt of $2.8M, about $2,609 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% of the 147 Tennessee school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Celina 1,412

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Celina. Grade by grade →

PK–8Celina K-8This district
9–12Clay County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 31.1% · 707 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.8% · 625 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.3% · 93 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,380 per student · 5% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 59%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,095’20
1,091’21
1,097’22
1,070’23
1,054’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools.

Celina K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Celina
B
528 students
Hermitage Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Red Boiling Springs
B−
215 students
Clay County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Celina
C−
311 students

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Tennessee.