Clarence Fischer Center

Clarence Fischer Center is a senior high of rural-scale scale in VASSAR, Michigan, run under Vassar Public Schools, caters to 15 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Clarence Fischer Center sits 97% below that benchmark.

Vassar Public Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 808 students. Clarence Fischer Center is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Clarence Fischer Center records that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 33% White. By comparison, Tuscola County as a whole is about 1% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tuscola County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tuscola County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,811 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Tuscola County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,459 students), Clarence Fischer Center is one campus in the mix.

Vassar Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Clarence Fischer Center.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Clarence Fischer Center's enrollment has ticked down 92% since 2018, when it stood at 199 (now 15). Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 49% to 67%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.