Clay County USD 379

We welcome Mr. Leis to USD 379 and the Wakefield family next year!

We welcome Mrs. Bammes to USD 379 and the TLEC team next year!

The Patterson Family Foundation recently awarded USD 379 $199,000 to expand Career and Technical Education opportunities for high school students. The PartnerEd program brings loc...

While most Clay Center Community High School seniors are focused on classes, activities, and graduation plans, Miley McGee has been spending her mornings thousands of feet in the ...

Parents/guardians of children starting kindergarten in the 2026-27 school year: USD 379 would like to get a general idea of kindergarten numbers at Lincoln Elementary and Wakefi...

Clay Center Community High School senior Miller Coffman has been accepted into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the nation’s most selective universities loca...

Lincoln Elementary School counselor DeAnna Coughlin has earned National Board Certification in School Counseling, becoming one of only seven school counselors in the state ...

On December 6 th, two CCCHS teachers will release their book, Behind the Facade: Clay Center’s Fifth and Lincoln. The 72-page book is meant to be educational and entertaining, th...

The USD 379 Transportation Department is asking drivers to pay closer attention to the bus stop signs when they are dropping off students. More information can be read HERE.

Two USD 379 educators have earned the prestigious Teacher of the Year award through the district for the 2025-26 school year. Marcy Schooley, a special education teacher at Linco...

A program that is new to Clay Center Community Middle School (CCCMS) is helping students develop leadership skills that will last them a lifetime. The program, called Leader in M...

The Kansas School Counselor Association (KSCA) has named Nick Brummet, counselor at Clay Center Community Middle School, as the 2026 Kansas School Counselor of the Year. The Kans...

During the September 26 Homecoming parade, 5th-grade teacher Elizabeth Bott and the CCCMS and CCCHS Assistant Band Director, John Eyermann, were recognized as USD 379’s 2026 Horiz...

Clay Center Community High School and Wakefield High School have been awarded a $199,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation to expand Career and Technical Education (CTE) ...

Garfield Elementary School (GES) leads the district with the largest class sizes this year, enrolling 176 students between its 4th and 5th grades. The start of the school year isn...

Did you know that three CCCHS seniors completed their Commercial Driver's License through USD 379 last spring, and three CCCHS teachers completed their CDL training this summer an...

Pawnee Mental Health School-Based Services and USD 379 are working together again this year to offer mental health services to students in the district. Read more HERE.

In 2024-25, USD 379 missed 4 full days of school to inclement weather, and added on 3 additional 2-hour delay late starts. This was an abnormally high number of school days cancel...

Kansas schools are funded in multiple ways – from federal, state, and local taxes. But despite schools being a public entity, the formula is different than any city or county budg...

The USD 379 school board is nearing a request for public feedback on an upcoming tax-neutral bond issue. Read more about options they are considering HERE.