| Index | Clay City | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Clay City | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 53.3% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 48.3% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 28.2% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.6% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.2% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Clay City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Clay City, KY schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Clay City, KY, an average of 53.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 48.3% have completed high school.
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| Winchester, KY | 18,520 | 53% | 10.7% |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 7,190 | 48% | = 100 |
| Stanton, KY | 2,701 | 46% | 3.6% |
| Irvine, KY | 2,669 | 42% | 12.8% |
| Clay City, KY | 988 | 38% | 21.9% |
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| Kenmare, ND | 987 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Milledgeville, IL | 987 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Clay City, KY | 988 | 38% | 21.9% |
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