Buchanan Middle School

Buchanan Middle School, a small intermediate school in BUCHANAN, Michigan, part of Buchanan Community Schools, caters to 358 students, covering grades 5 through 7. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Buchanan Middle School sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Buchanan Community Schools (1,567 students total), Buchanan Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Buchanan Middle School records that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Buchanan Middle School lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Buchanan Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Buchanan Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.7%, the actual is 41.0%, a residual of +2.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Berrien County) records that median household income runs about $65,425, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Berrien County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), of which Buchanan Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Ottawa Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Buchanan Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.4%.

Buchanan Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 355 students in 2018 compared to 358 in 2025.

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