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Clare School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 489 students in Clare School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Clare School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,605 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Clare School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#409 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
38%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.60
# American Indian Students
8 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
70 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
9%
# Black Students
5 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
1,472 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
92%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
48 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
117
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
108
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
134
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
128
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
119
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
118
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
123
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
117
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
131
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
131
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
137
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
120
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
122
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,655 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,740 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,655
$18,370
Spending / Student
$10,740
$17,559
Best Clare School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Clare Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
209 E State St
Clare, MI 48617
(989) 386-9979
Clare, MI 48617
(989) 386-9979
Grades: 5-8
| 489 students
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