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For the 2025 school year, there are 53 public schools serving 38,531 students in Clayton County, GA (there are , serving 362 private students). 99% of all K-12 students in Clayton County, GA are educated in public schools (compared to the GA state average of 91%).

The top ranked public schools in Clayton County, GA are Elite Scholars Academy School, Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing Arts and Kay R Pace Elementary School Of The Arts. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Clayton County, GA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Georgia public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 40% statewide average). Schools in Clayton County have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Georgia public schools.

Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Georgia public school average of 65% (majority Black).