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Schools in Clare County, MI

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Schools

3,834

Students

Districts

Top rankedClare High School107^th of 800 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Harrison Community High School up 35 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Farwell Elementary School 15 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clare Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	670 Ann Arbor Trl	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-3067	45	4	11.7	80.0%	41 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)																									$19,719	$924	$18,794
Clare Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	205 E Wheaton Ave	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 386-3438	557	35	16.0	54.8%	501 (89.9%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	39.9	862^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.2%		48.6	744^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.0%	118									24.5	36.4				42.9	36.4										$14,927	$1,071	$13,856
Clare High School	Public	9-12	306 Schoolcrest Ave	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-7789	478	25	19.0	33.7%	438 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	81.2	107^th of 800 public high schools	86.6%		82.6	92^nd of 739 public high schools	87.6%	15		66.4	73.6		43.4	43.4	72.0	34.6													51.4			68.2	$13,596	$619	$12,977
Clare Middle School	Public	5-8	209 E State St	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 386-9979	474	29	16.2	41.6%	419 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	38.2	537^th of 896 public middle schools	40.1%		45	474^th of 890 public middle schools	46.7%	63	58.9			26.8							42.5	22.3	34.5			24.6	18.2	23.6	38.1	36.0		32.8	39.6		$13,918	$898	$13,020
Farwell Timberland Alternative High School	Public	8-12	268 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 588-9913	39	2	17.7	76.9%	37 (94.9%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$15,328	$1,040	$14,288
Farwell Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	268 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 588-9916	336	22	15.0	81.5%	306 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)									14.1					23.1											$15,837	$1,307	$14,530
Farwell High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	480 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 588-9913	344	17	20.7	67.7%	312 (90.7%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	56.4	298^th of 800 public high schools	62.8%		55.8	318^th of 739 public high schools	57.0%	20	55.7	53.6	58.2	21.3	27.5	40.0	49.0													23.0	31.4		32.8	56.9	$15,062	$1,124	$13,937
Farwell Middle School	Public, Magnet	4-7	500 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 588-9915	281	17	16.2	78.3%	259 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	22.3	677^th of 896 public middle schools	24.4%		34.6	563^rd of 890 public middle schools	36.7%	114										19.4	16.7	20.8	25.0		13.9	11.1	12.5	18.6	19.4			8.3			$17,129	$1,320	$15,809
Harrison Community High School	Public	9-12	700 S 5th St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 539-7417	281	18	15.2	76.2%	258 (91.8%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	32.8	522^nd of 800 public high schools	34.8%		23.1	557^th of 739 public high schools	24.6%	35		59.0	42.6		32.5	14.8	33.3	19.7													13.6			27.3	$19,293	$4,939	$14,354
Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	710 S 5th St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 539-7194	279	15	18.2	79.6%	261 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	20.5	697^th of 896 public middle schools	22.2%		27.7	621^st of 890 public middle schools	30.2%	76	45.5											24.0	13.3				20.3	20.2		18.2			23.9		$17,230	$3,876	$13,354
Robert M Larson Elementary School	Public	1-5	455 W Spruce St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 539-3259	582	36	15.9	83.2%	543 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	18.6	1201^st of 1492 public elementary schools	19.5%		21.5	1132^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	23.9%	69									29.4	20.4	20.0			35.3	12.0	12.0			25.0			9.1			$17,364	$4,287	$13,076
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK-K	201 N 4th St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(989) 741-8193	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ClareGladwin Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4041 E Mannsiding Rd	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare-Gladwin Regional Education Service District	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-3682	47	13	3.6	83.0%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Dover School	Private, Amish	1-8	6090 E Dover Rd	Clare	48617	Clare County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(989) 386-9178	27	2	13.5		27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Shady Lawn Amish Parochial School	Private, Amish	1-8	Surrey Rd 1/4 Mile E Of Tobac	Clare	48617	Clare County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		27	1	27.0		27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Great Lakes Mennonite School	Private, Mennonite	1-9	720 Ann Arbor Trl	Clare	48617	Clare County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(989) 802-1377	37	5	7.4		37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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