The Clay City, KY educational system consists of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Clay City public schools have average test scores of 48% which is equal to than the Kentucky average and 3% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Clay City public schools is 16:1, compared to 16:1 in Kentucky and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 53.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 48.3% have completed high school, 6.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 0.5% have completed a doctorate degree.