📍 610 W 4th St, Buchanan, Berrien County, 49107
Buchanan Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Buchanan, Berrien County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buchanan Community Schools school district. It serves grades 5–7 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buchanan Middle School enrolls 331 students across grades 5–7. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.6% Two or more races and 5.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 278 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 331 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 Middle 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.
Buchanan Middle 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 331 students, Buchanan Middle 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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