Buchanan Elementary School

Located at 215 College Cir, in Buchanan, Georgia, Buchanan Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school that teaches 377 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Haralson County. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Haralson County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,525 students. Buchanan Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Buchanan Elementary School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Haralson County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Buchanan Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Buchanan Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Haralson County's rate of about 69%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Buchanan Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.7%; actual is 52.5%, +26.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Haralson County reports that median household income runs about $72,127, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Haralson County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,867 students), of which Buchanan Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Buchanan Primary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Buchanan Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 378 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025.

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