Clay Academy

Woodstock · IL · Woodstock CUSD 200 · Public · K-12 combined

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Similar nearby schools

Most similar nearby schools

Woodstock High School → Woodstock North High School → Prairie Ridge High School → Crystal Lake Central High School → Evergreen Academy → Innovation Academy → Marengo High School → McHenry Community High School →

This school enrolls few or no students in grades 9–12 — it's primarily an elementary or middle school. High-school measures like SAT participation and AP rigor don't apply.

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‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

21.7%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

43.3%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

44%

admit rate

$16,004

in-state tuition/yr · $35,124 out-of-state

1270–1510

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–34

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Counselor FTE

2.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Woodstock High School Woodstock	Public	0.8	988	-6.5%
Woodstock North High School Woodstock	Public	2.3	915	-2.0%
Prairie Ridge High School Crystal Lake	Public	7.6	1,133	-4.0%
Crystal Lake Central High School Crystal Lake	Public	8.6	1,443	-6.6%
Evergreen Academy Mchenry	Public	8.8	—	—
Innovation Academy Mchenry	Public	8.8	—	—
Marengo High School Marengo	Public	9.0	685	+1.8%
McHenry Community High School Mchenry	Public	9.3	2,214	-0.2%

At a glance

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Clay Academy is a public high school in Woodstock, IL.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.