📍 410 Moccasin St, Buchanan, Berrien County, 49107
Moccasin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buchanan, Berrien County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buchanan Community Schools school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Moccasin Elementary School enrolls 360 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.2% Two or more races and 4.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 360 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Moccasin Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 78.
Moccasin Elementary 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 360 students, Moccasin Elementary 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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