Clare Pioneer High School

Clare Pioneer High School operates as a minimally staffed high school in CLARE, Michigan, overseen by Clare Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 45 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 90% leaner than typical.

Clare Public Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,554 students; Clare Pioneer High School is among them.

On demographics, Clare Pioneer High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Clare County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Clare County indicate median household income runs about $49,384, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Clare County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,785 students), Clare Pioneer High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clare Primary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clare Pioneer High School has expanded 10%, going from 41 students in 2018 to 45 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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