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Clare, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Clare Public Schools #340 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,973 per pupil, Clare Public Schools ranks #557 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,605
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,973
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clare Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,605 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Clare County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,973 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.4% local, 58.5% state, and 22.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #340 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 358.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clare Middle School, with a diversity index of 21.3/100.
Its largest campus is Clare Primary School, enrolling 557 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Clare Pioneer High School, at 45 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Clare Primary School accounts for 34.7% of all Clare Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Clare Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Clare Public Schools school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Clare Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 45 students (lowest) to 557 students (highest), a spread of 512 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Clare Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Clare Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 358:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Clare Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Clare Public Schools is typically wider than the Clare Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Clare Public Schools has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 high. Total enrollment is 1,605 students.
How much does Clare Public Schools spend per student?
Clare Public Schools spends $11,973 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #340 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Clare Public Schools?
Clare Public Schools students are 90.3% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clare Public Schools?
Clare Public Schools has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #340 out of 707 districts in Michigan.