📍 221 Upper Burris Rd, Canton, Cherokee County, 30114
Clayton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Cherokee County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Clayton Elementary School enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 307 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clayton Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 23.
Clayton Elementary School is one of 37 schools in Cherokee County, based in Canton, Georgia. The district serves 42,031 students district-wide and employs 2,974 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Clayton Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 1,136 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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