Buchanan Community School District
Buchanan Community School District is located in south Michigan. Buchanan Community School District has 49.85 square miles of land area and 1.37 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Buchanan Community School District population is 9,845. Buchanan Community School District median household income is $50,535 in 2010-2014. Buchanan Community School District median house value is $117,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Buchanan Community School District is close to the state average in quality.
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Buchanan Community School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
401 West Chicago St
Buchanan MI, 49107, Berrien County
Phone: 269-695-8401
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 1,597 | 1,607 | 1,568 | 1,665 | 1,656 | 1,738 | 1,770 |
English Language Learner Students: | 13 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Total Teachers: | 85.72 | 84.44 | 84.44 | 82.50 | 92.50 | 88.30 | 90.40 |
Prekindergarten: | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Kindergarten: | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Elementary: | 32.51 | 30.62 | 27.62 | 27.40 | 30.00 | 29.00 | 29.40 |
Secondary: | 36.71 | 38.32 | 40.32 | 37.70 | 42.50 | 40.50 | 41.00 |
Ungraded: | 10.50 | 9.50 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 14.00 | 12.80 | 14.00 |
Total Other Staff: | 97.56 | 92.61 | 91.97 | 95.03 | 101.71 | 100.40 | 98.60 |
Instructional Aides: | 18.35 | 18.24 | 16.94 | 15.50 | 18.70 | 16.20 | 15.90 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 0.20 | 0.92 | 1.75 | 1.25 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.56 | 4.00 | 4.60 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
District Administrators: | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 5.90 |
District Administrative Support: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
School Administrators: | 6.37 | 6.39 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 6.10 |
School Administrative Support: | 10.50 | 10.50 | 10.70 | 11.50 | 11.70 | 11.70 | 11.90 |
Student Support Services: | 14.92 | 11.00 | 10.34 | 9.80 | 11.60 | 13.20 | 10.60 |
Other Support Services: | 34.72 | 33.06 | 34.18 | 36.98 | 38.00 | 37.80 | 40.20 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.63 | 19.03 | 18.57 | 20.18 | 17.90 | 19.68 | 19.58 |
Schools
Buchanan High School | Grade 8 to Grade 12 | 401 West Chicago St, Buchanan MI 49107 | |
Buchanan Middle School | Grade 5 to Grade 7 | 610 West 4th St, Buchanan MI 49107 | |
Moccasin Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 2 | 410 Moccasin St, Buchanan MI 49107 | |
Ottawa Elementary School | Grade 3 to Grade 4 | 109 Ottawa St, Buchanan MI 49107 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
MEAP Test | |||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 55.9% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 61.1% |
2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 62.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.7% |
2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 74.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 28.6% |
MME Test | |||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 33% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $17,716,000 | $11,298 | $16,586,000 | $9,962 | $15,422,000 | $9,313 | |||
Federal: | $1,533,000 | $978 | 8.7% | $2,323,000 | $1,395 | 14.0% | $1,360,000 | $821 | 8.8% |
State: | $10,043,000 | $6,405 | 56.7% | $10,516,000 | $6,316 | 63.4% | $10,333,000 | $6,240 | 67.0% |
Local: | $6,140,000 | $3,916 | 34.7% | $3,747,000 | $2,250 | 22.6% | $3,729,000 | $2,252 | 24.2% |
Total Expenditures: | $14,073,000 | $8,975 | $14,710,000 | $8,835 | $15,327,000 | $9,255 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $13,839,000 | $8,826 | $14,307,000 | $8,593 | $14,358,000 | $8,670 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $7,885,000 | $5,029 | 57.0% | $7,757,000 | $4,659 | 54.2% | $8,422,000 | $5,086 | 58.7% |
Student and Staff Support: | $1,623,000 | $1,035 | 11.7% | $2,155,000 | $1,294 | 15.1% | $1,622,000 | $979 | 11.3% |
Administration: | $1,862,000 | $1,188 | 13.5% | $1,834,000 | $1,102 | 12.8% | $1,794,000 | $1,083 | 12.5% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $2,469,000 | $1,575 | 17.8% | $2,561,000 | $1,538 | 17.9% | $2,520,000 | $1,522 | 17.6% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $94,000 | $60 | $227,000 | $136 | $376,000 | $227 | |||
Construction: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Total Other: | $33,000 | $21 | $31,000 | $19 | $75,000 | $45 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $381,000 | $230 | |||
Total Salary: | $6,989,000 | $4,457 | $7,087,000 | $4,256 | $8,060,000 | $4,867 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $4,771,000 | $3,043 | 68.3% | $4,856,000 | $2,917 | 68.5% | $5,399,000 | $3,260 | 67.0% |
Other Salary: | $2,218,000 | $1,415 | 31.7% | $2,231,000 | $1,340 | 31.5% | $2,661,000 | $1,607 | 33.0% |
Total Benefit: | $3,733,000 | $2,381 | $3,561,000 | $2,139 | $3,724,000 | $2,249 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $2,542,000 | $1,621 | 68.1% | $2,422,000 | $1,455 | 68.0% | $2,447,000 | $1,478 | 65.7% |
Other Benefit: | $1,191,000 | $760 | 31.9% | $1,139,000 | $684 | 32.0% | $1,277,000 | $771 | 34.3% |
* Buchanan Community School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.