Clay City Kentucky Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Clay City Kentucky based mainly on the latest year 2021 American Community Survey census data but also the survey from Common Core Data available for Public Elementary through Secondary Schools. In Figure 1, the percent of all people aged 25 years or older, who have either graduated from high school or completed the Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some equivalent certification/credential. Clay City shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 65% which is the smallest when ranked by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Mount Sterling which shows a high school graduates of 87% (33.5% larger).

In Figure 2, the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college/university with at least a bachelor's degree is provided. Note that the bachelor's degree is also called a four-year degree because it normally takes four years of full-time study to finish the course curriculum required to obtain the degree. This chart portrays the proportion of the population in this region who are college graduates with at least a bachelor degree or higher. In many ways, this analysis alongside the prior chart are very quick measures of the level of education in any particular area. Clay City shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 4% which is the smallest in terms of percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Mount Sterling which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 17% (approximately 4.5 times bigger).

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people 25 years of age or older who either have no schooling at all or dropped out of school before being able to complete high school. Additionally, these are people who also do not have a Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some other high school level type credential/student achievement. This analysis, along with the last two charts, provides another high level review and comparative data on the Clay City Kentucky educational level. Clay City shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 35% which is at the top of all other places in the greater Clay City region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Clay City Kentucky. This chart provides the proportion of people aged 25 years of age or older and what was their level of educational attainment. The chart provides 5 broad categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Clay City has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 34% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 4% of the total.

The next chart shows a break down of people who have received a bachelor's degree or higher advanced degree generally in a campus learning environment. In particular, Figure 6, provides the proportional breakdown of all the people who have received a postsecondary education along with what the level of advanced degree that was obtained. Note that these categories do not include any type professional development type activities such as those related to maintaining professional credentials in workshop lessons. Note Professional Degree includes medical, dental, lawyers, etc. Clay City has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 25% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the surrounding region in terms of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 8% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Mount Sterling with 7%.

The chart in Figure 7 shows the broad area of academic concentration or the discipline for people who have received a bachelors degree. This high level classification is essentially the field of study for which a degree was obtained. Clay City has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 48.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart (Figure 8) provides a more detailed deep dive on the category of major degree obtained for people aged 25 years or older who earned a bachelor's degree or higher. Specifically, this frequency distribution details out what the major field of study was the degree obtained. Clay City has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 12.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Stanton with 12.5%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 39.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Clay City Kentucky region for broad educational attainment. This analysis uses provides five broad education attainment categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Clay City has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 34.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other places in the area as measured by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 22.8% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 3.7% of the total.

A more detailed frequency distribution of educational attainment is provided in Figure 10. In particular this illustration breaks out the highest levels of university educational opportunities beyond the four year college degree. Included in the breakout are the relative proportion of masters degrees, PhD/Doctorate/Doctorial holders, and professional degrees such as medicine, dentistry, lawyers, etc. Clay City has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 34.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 2.4% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 0.7% of the total. The next exhibit (Figure 11) provides detailed cross tabulation analysis that provides education success data broken out or cross tabulated by age group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.

Figure 12 is a cross tabulation analysis that shows large educational success categories and is broken out or cross tabulated by racial group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.The final cross tabulation analysis is provided in Figure 13 and shows education success broken out by gender. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.

Clay City Kentucky School Enrollment Charts

The next section of chart resources look at school enrollment by a variety of educational institutions and are categorized into a number of other groupings. Figure 14 provides the overall school enrollment by broad range of school age/level groupings. Clay City has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 39.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Irvine with 50.1%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 16.0% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 4.8% of the total.

Figure 15 provides a simple high level comparison of the proportion of students that are enrolled in public schools versus students enrolled in private schools in the Clay City Kentucky region. Clay City depicts percent enrolled in public schools very much bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

The next comparison provided in Figure 16 shows the proportion of students enrolled in private schools versus students enrolled public schools for students enrolled in Kindergarten through 8th grade (grade 8) or (K through 8). Clay City depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades markedly bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

Figure 17 provides a comparative analysis all students enrolled in a public high school versus those students who are enrolled in private high school schools. Clay City shows percent enrolled in a public high school 72.7% larger as the percent enrolled in a private high school.

The next chart in this series of resources shown in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in any educational institution for each place in the greater Clay City region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Clay City depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 200 which is the second smallest in terms of total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Mount Sterling which shows a total population enrolled in school of 1,593 ( markedly bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 80,497,960, Clay City is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Kentucky, total population enrolled in school of 1,043,315, Clay City is only about 0.0% the size.

The final chart in this series is Figure 22 and provides analysis data for the school year shown. The chart shows the proportion of kids/children that are enrolled in a pre-school public district versus those kids/children who are enrolled in a private pre-school oriented tuition institution (private salary/superintendent/etc.) Clay City Kentucky has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 31% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Mount Sterling (47%), and #1 Camargo (69%) are larger.

Clay City Kentucky Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists all the schools in the area along with the school district, county location and other program information/credential such as if they are a public charter school or private charter school or magnet school. Some of the Area Schools are: Clay City Elementary School, Powell County Middle School, Stanton Elementary School, Powell County High School, and Trapp Elementary School. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total child school enrollment for all grades (through 12th grade) at the school shown using NCES data (Common Core of Data, Public Elementary-Secondary School Universe Survey.) Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Montgomery County High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,237 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Mcnabb Middle School (752), Powell County High School (723), Estill County High School (683), and Camargo Elementary School (611). The difference between the highest value (Montgomery County High School) and the next highest (Mcnabb Middle School) is that the enrolled students is about 64.5% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers in the classroom. A good student to teacher ratio should be low because it indicates that there are less students for any one teacher to educate in a class and generally a better learning environment, better success and optimal teaching excellence. Teachers includes all educational staff such as special education teachers and any other educator. Note that distance learning (online learning/remote learning) is not included in these values. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Trapp Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 13.5 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Pilot View Elementary School (13.7), Camargo Elementary School (13.9), Estill County High School (14.3), and West Irvine Elementary (15.1). The difference between the lowest value (Trapp Elementary School) and the next lowest (Pilot View Elementary School) is that the student to teacher ratio is only slightly larger.

The next chart, Figure 26, shows the racial mix of students at each location in this district of the state of Kentucky department of education.