Farwell Area Schools


Farwell Area Schools is a public school district in Central Michigan. In Clare County, it serves Farwell and the townships of Garfield, Lincoln, and Surrey, and parts of the townships of Freeman and Grant. In Isabella County, it serves parts of the townships of Gilmore, Nottawa, and Vernon.
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History

In 1870, the first school in the area, Surrey Township School District No. 1 was established. A new frame school with two classrooms was built in 1873. The students were separated into grades in 1891, but it was not until 1905 that grades eleven and twelve were added.
A new school opened in fall 1907. A new gym was added to it in 1934. Outlying districts with small schoolhouses began consolidating with Farwell's district in 1935 and continued into the 1960s. In 1949, a new elementary school was built, followed by the opening of a new high school in January 1955. It was replaced by the current high school, which opened in January 1964. The previous high school became an upper elementary and the 1907 school was then torn down.

Farwell School Forest

In 1929, Josiah Littlefield donated 91 acres of forest on three parcels to Farwell School district. The district continues to harvest the lumber for woodworking class as well as income. The forests are also used in the natural sciences curriculum and to teach forestry.

Schools

Schools in Farwell Area Schools district share a campus between East Ohio and East Michigan Streets, or at 399 East Michigan Street in Farwell.
SchoolAddressNotes
Farwell High School480 E. Ohio St., FarwellGrades 8-12
Farwell Middle School500 E. Ohio St., FarwellGrades 4-7
Farwell Elementary268 E. Ohio St., Farwell, MIGrades PreK-3
Farwell Area Early CollegeEarly college high school program at Farwell High School.