Education
The Clayton Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Herma S. Simmons Elementary School for grades PreK-6 (793 students) and Clayton Middle/High School for grades 7-12 (208 students in grades 7 and 8; 335 in grades 9-12).
In September 2009, voters approved a referendum that covered a $20 million renovation and expansion project at the middle school / high school.
St. Michael the Archangel Regional School is an elementary school serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade that operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
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