Farwell Elementary School

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in FARWELL, Michigan, Farwell Elementary School hosts 336 students from grades pre-K through 3, part of Farwell Area Schools.

Farwell Area Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,000 students. Farwell Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Farwell Elementary School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Farwell Elementary School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Clare County's rate of about 65%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Farwell Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.2%, the actual is 29.5%, a residual of -0.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clare County put median household earnings sit near $49,384, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Clare County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,785 students), Farwell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Farwell High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Farwell Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Farwell Elementary School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.3%.

Farwell Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 336 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, 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.