📍 401 W Chicago St, Buchanan, Berrien County, 49107
Buchanan High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buchanan, Berrien County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buchanan Community Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buchanan High School enrolls 522 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.7% Two or more races and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 459 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 522 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buchanan High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 78.
Buchanan High School is one of 6 schools in Buchanan Community Schools, based in BUCHANAN, Michigan. The district serves 1,577 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Buchanan High School is larger than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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