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For the 2025 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 2,549 students in Clay County, MS (there are , serving 582 private students). 81% of all K-12 students in Clay County, MS are educated in public schools (compared to the MS state average of 89%).

The top ranked public schools in Clay County, MS are Church Hill Elementary School, West Clay Elementary School and Fifth Street School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Clay County, MS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Mississippi public school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 42% statewide average). Schools in Clay County have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Mississippi public schools.

Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public school average of 58% (majority Black).