📍 100 N Buchanan Ave, Pierre, Hughes County, 57501
Buchanan Elementary - 03 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pierre, Hughes County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Nedrebo. It is part of the Pierre School District 32-2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Buchanan Elementary - 03 enrolls 418 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 15% American Indian or Alaska Native and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 276 | 66% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 62 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 418 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 90 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 Elementary - 03 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Buchanan Elementary - 03 is one of 5 schools in Pierre School District 32-2, based in Pierre, South Dakota. The district serves 2,749 students district-wide and employs 173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 418 students, Buchanan Elementary - 03 is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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