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Farwell Middle School

Serves grades 4 - 7

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
500 E Ohio St
Farwell, MI 48622
Phone
(989) 588-9915
District
Farwell Area Schools
County
CLARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
306
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.8% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Farwell Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
42%
25%
44%
18%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
39%
33%
44%
32%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
35%
17%
38%
23%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
35%
21%
38%
26%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 86 28.1%
Grade 5 67 21.9%
Grade 6 70 22.9%
Grade 7 83 27.1%
Total 306 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.3% 93.8% 66.4%
Black 1.7% 1.1% 19.2%
Hispanic 6.1% 4.6% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.1% 75.6% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 70.9% 69.9% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.2% 5.6% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,414 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 58.2 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.6% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 26.7% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,156 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.6% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.5% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.6% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.3% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 10.8% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,067 $8,156,000 39.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $179 $181,000 0.9%
Staff $157 $159,000 0.8%
General Administration $302 $305,000 1.5%
School Administration $905 $915,000 4.5%
Operation $1,653 $1,671,000 8.2%
Transportation $732 $740,000 3.6%
Other $809 $818,000 4.0%
Total Support $4,737 $4,789,000 23.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,472 $7,554,000 36.9%
Total Expenditures $20,276 $20,499,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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