B⁻

Schools in Grant Township · Clare Public Schools, Farwell Area Schools

Grant Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Grant Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Grant Township’s districts is 27%, below the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#497of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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

39%

▼ 6 pts vs MI 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%

2021–22

Graduate on time

85–89%

▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.9K

▼ 16% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024 · Clare

Students per teacher

16.9

MI 16.5

Schools in town

2,470 students on the public path

In brief

Grant Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1125 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grant Township’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Grant Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Clare spends $13,884 per student and Farwell Area Schools $15,591, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Grant Township’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Michigan school districts, #497 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 51%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1125)Better than 45%

Towns in Clare County (16)Better than 75%

C⁺BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,328 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Grant Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Grant Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,329 in math, 1,328 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Grant Township · depends on your address

Clare Primary School

Grades PK–4 · 557 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Clare

C⁻

Farwell Elementary School

Grades PK–3 · 336 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Farwell

The path, start to finish

PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to C

5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁻

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC⁺ to A⁻

Grant Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Clare Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Farwell Area Schools, shared with Farwell, Freeman, Garfield, Gilmore, Lincoln and Surrey. Its elementary school is in Clare. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Grant Township

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

Clare Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,554 students · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$13,884MI $16,528 · FY2024

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

Reading · PK–12, Clare Public Schools44%

State average 45.4% · 814 students tested

Math · PK–12, Clare Public Schools28%

State average 33.6% · 814 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Farwell Area Schools31%

State average 45.4% · 514 students tested

Math · PK–12, Farwell Area Schools25%

State average 33.6% · 515 students tested

Grant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Grant Township	B⁻	Clare PK–12 · Farwell Area Schools PK–12
Clare	B	Clare
Surrey	C⁺	Farwell Area Schools
Sheridan	B	Clare
Hatton	—	Clare PK–12 · Harrison K–12
Vernon	B	Clare

4 of the 5 neighbors share Clare with Grant Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Grant Township

6 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 Grant Townshipin other towns

Clare Primary School

Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Clare

C⁻

557 students16:1Rate it →

Farwell Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Farwell

336 students15:1Rate it →

Farwell Middle School

Middle · Grades 4–7 · Farwell

281 students16:1Rate it →

Clare Middle School

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Clare

B⁻

474 students16:1Rate it →

Farwell High School

High · Grades 8–12 · Farwell

C⁺

344 students21:1Rate it →

Clare High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Clare

A⁻

478 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Grant Township’s schools

Are Grant Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Grant Township children attend outscore 51% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #497 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grant Township in?

Two districts: Clare Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Farwell Area Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Farwell, Freeman, Garfield, Gilmore, Lincoln and Surrey.

Where do Grant Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Clare High School and Farwell High School.

What is Grant Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Clare Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Grant Township spend per student?

$13,884 in Clare Public Schools and $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.