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Clare County Education: 3,933 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 3,933 students enrolled in Clare County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 92% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Clare County schools, followed by 3.8% of Hispanic students, 3.1% of multiracial students, 0.5% of African American students, 0.4% of American Indian students, 0.1% of Asian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Robert M. Larson Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Clare County's 13 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 606 students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Enrollment in Clare County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Clare County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Robert M. Larson Elementary School6066060
Clare Primary School5876063.2
Clare Middle School4814891.7
Clare High School4434655
Harrison Community High School3373411.2
Farwell High School341335-1.8
Farwell Elementary School3023298.9
Farwell Middle School2993000.3
Harrison Middle School287282-1.7
Clare-Gladwin Area School6360-4.8
Clare Pioneer High School404512.5
Farwell Timberland Alternative High School4744-6.4
Harrison Alternative Education3731-16.2

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