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Schools in Garfield Township · Farwell Area Schools

Garfield Township’s public schools score below 64% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

31% of students in Garfield Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garfield Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 14 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
961 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1263 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garfield Township’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Garfield Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,591 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Farwell Middle School, then Farwell High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Garfield Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1263)Better than 15%
Towns in Clare County (16)Better than 31%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 514 test results and a graduating class of 78 could put Garfield Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Garfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (515 in math, 514 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Farwell Elementary Schoolin FarwellC
4–7Farwell Middle Schoolin FarwellC
8–12Farwell High Schoolin FarwellC+

Garfield Township’s public schools are run by Farwell Area Schools, which also serves Farwell, Freeman, Gilmore and Grant and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Farwell Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,000 students · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,591MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 45.4% · 514 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.6% · 515 students tested

Garfield Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Garfield Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield TownshipC+Farwell Area Schools
FreemanC+Farwell Area Schools
SurreyC+Farwell Area Schools
Orient—Evart PK–12 · Chippewa Hills PK–12
Coldwater—Chippewa Hills

2 of the 4 neighbors share Farwell Area Schools with Garfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Garfield Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Garfield Townshipin other towns
Farwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Farwell
C
336 students15:1Rate it →
Farwell Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Farwell
C
281 students16:1Rate it →
Farwell High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Farwell
C+
344 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield Township’s schools

Are Garfield Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Garfield Township children attend score below 64% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Garfield Township in?

Farwell Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,000 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Garfield Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Farwell Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Garfield Township spend per student?

$15,591 in Farwell Area Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.