Clayton Public Schools


Clayton Public Schools form a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the town of Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,453 students and 115.5 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Clayton Public Schools are classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Clayton Public Schools provides a variety of opportunities for students in academics, co-curricular activities, athletics, communications, technology, fine and performing arts, and school-based student services. Through the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grant Initiative, Clayton Schools offers counseling and assistance to students and families by providing an on-site counseling center located in the Herma Simmons Elementary School. The District also offers a School-Based Youth Services Program, Clayton Place, which is housed in its high school/middle school, to provide counseling, tutoring, and recreation activities for students at the secondary level. In addition to a very active and dedicated Home and School Association, Clayton School District has developed strong partnerships with local constituents and recognizes those relationships as vital to its success.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary school
;Middle school
;High School
Core members of Clayton School District's administration are:
The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held as part of the November general election.