Clayton Public Schools form a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Pre-K through 12th grade from the town of Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's three schools had a total enrollment of 1,424 students and 103.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.83:1. 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 have a long-standing tradition and sense of pride that 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”(SS/HS) 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 (SBYSP), 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.
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