Clare High School

Located at 306 SCHOOLCREST AVE, in CLARE, Michigan, Clare High School is a moderately sized secondary school that educates 478 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Clare Public Schools.

Across the 4 schools in Clare Public Schools (1,554 students total), Clare High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Clare High School logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Clare High School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Clare County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Clare County shows median household earnings sit near $49,384, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Clare County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,785 students), of which Clare High School is one.

The closest other public school is Clare Primary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clare High School has ticked up 4%, going from 459 students in 2018 to 478 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.