| Index | Clare | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Clare | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.0% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.2% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.8% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 24.4% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.5% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 3 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Clare. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Clare, MI schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Clare, MI, an average of 90.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Weidman, MI | 1,265 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Gladwin, MI | 2,888 | 49% | 2.6% |
| Farwell, MI | 966 | 34% | 29.4% |
| Coleman, MI | 1,235 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Beaverton, MI | 1,270 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Clare, MI | 3,127 | 45% | 6.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Boscobel, WI | 3,128 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Blue Earth, MN | 3,128 | 50% | 4.9% |
| Chattahoochee, FL | 3,125 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Jones, OK | 3,129 | 38% | 21.2% |
| Red Bay, AL | 3,125 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Clare, MI | 3,127 | 45% | 6.9% |
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