Clay Christian Academy, Clay WV: K-12, 38 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 38
Students per teacher: 5.1
Affiliation: Baptist

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Can you use Hope here?

Not on the Hope list we read

About the list: How the Hope list works
Applying: Opened March 2, 2026. June 15 was the deadline for the full amount. Late applications run to February 28, 2027 at reduced amounts: 50% of the award until November 30, then 25% from December 1.

Source: Hope official source, dated August 10, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 9
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 61% boys, 39% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 100%
Setting: Rural

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 29 to 38, up 9 (31%)
Path: Grew in each survey (30 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Kindergarten (9)
Smallest grade: 3 grades (1 each)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades: Average 2; lower grades 3

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,260
Kindergarten: Full day, 4 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: No
Year, against West Virginia: Same as the median of the 97 private schools we list
School day, against West Virginia: About the median of 7 hours (97 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 5.1 here; median 7.8 at 38 WV combined schools

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

Clay Christian Academy tuition, and what Hope pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet

WV

West Virginia Hope Scholarship Education savings account

Award: $5,435.62 expected for 2026-27
How it varies: Apply late and you get less in your first year: 75% of the award for applications June 16 to September 15, 2026, 50% for September 16 to November 30, and 25% for December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027 (Hope Scholarship home page, read October 8, 2026).

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Summersville SDA School ✓	K-8	14	7.4	Seventh-Day Adventist	17
New Life Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	139	9.6	Assembly of God	17
Elk Valley Christian ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				23
Boomer Christian Academy ✓	Ungraded	12	12	Baptist	26
Faith Christian Academy ✓	K-10	39	7.8	Baptist	27
Mountain State Montessori ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				30
Charleston Montessori ✓	PreK-6	62	4.3	Nonsectarian	31
Mountaineer Montessori School ✓	PreK-8	139	4.8	Nonsectarian	32

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