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What's the biggest difference between Buckley Community Schools and what you expected?
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Enrollment
488
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260717004313
Buckley Community Schools
305 S 1ST ST, BUCKLEY, MI 49620 · (231) 269-3325 · Wexford County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
223 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buckley Community Schools
Buckley Community Schools's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Community Schools this school | 488 | 45.7% | 41.0% |
| Pickford Public Schools PICKFORD | 430 | 47.2% | 37.5% |
| Superior Central School EBEN JUNCTION | 329 | 52.3% | N/A |
| Stephenson Area Public School STEPHENSON | 380 | 35.8% | 51.3% |
| Onekama Consolidated Schools ONEKAMA | 294 | 37.8% | 64.0% |
| WakefieldMarenisco School WAKEFIELD | 236 | 44.1% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buckley Community Schools ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #19 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #23 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #11 of 200 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #42 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #51 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #82 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #5 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
+55 (+13%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 30.8 | 15.8:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 33.6 | 14.3:1 | 53% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 33.8 | 14.2:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 50% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 25.3 | 16.3:1 | 52% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 53% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 63% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 43% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckley Community Schools.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (413 to 488); teachers up 22% (25.3 to 30.8).
About Buckley Community Schools
BUCKLEY, Michigan, is home to Buckley Community Schools, a high-enrollment combined-grade school. The school had 488 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (combined schools in Michigan) has about 281 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Federal enrollment data show Buckley Community Schools is 94% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Buckley Community Schools was 15.8:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 46%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Wexford County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Buckley Community Schools is C-. Compared with Michigan public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Buckley Community Schools is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 41.0%. Predicted: 46.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wexford County show that the median household income is $61,085, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Buckley Community Schools, Wexford County has 14 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Floyd M Jewett Elem School, at about 6.9 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The school's 41.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Buckley Community Schools is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 55 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.0:1 to 15.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Buckley Community Schools. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wexford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,077
Census ACS
Median income
$61,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
8,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Floyd M Jewett Elem School6.9 mi · 256
- Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan6.9 mi · 3,455
- Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School7.1 mi · 276
- Kingsley Area Elementary School8.6 mi · 655
- Kingsley Area Middle School8.7 mi · 366
- Kingsley Area High School8.8 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Buckley Community SchoolsWhat is the total enrollment at Buckley Community Schools?
Buckley Community Schools enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Buckley Community Schools serve?
Buckley Community Schools serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckley Community Schools?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckley Community Schools is approximately 15.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Buckley Community Schools?
Buckley Community Schools reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Buckley Community Schools?
Buckley Community Schools is overseen by Buckley Community Schools in Wexford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.