East Michigan News

There were three Hawaiian students enrolled in Clare County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Clare County welcomed 3,933 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Clare High School, Harrison Middle School, and Farwell Elementary School were the only schools in Clare County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Clare High School	0.2	465
Harrison Middle School	0.4	282
Farwell Elementary School	0.3	329
Harrison Community High School	0	341
Clare Middle School	0	489
Farwell High School	0	335
Farwell Middle School	0	300
Robert M. Larson Elementary School	0	606
Clare Primary School	0	606
Clare-Gladwin Area School	0	60
Harrison Alternative Education	0	31
Farwell Timberland Alternative High School	0	44
Clare Pioneer High School	0	45