BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY is one of the sprawling elementary schools in BRANSON, Missouri, overseen by BRANSON R-IV, with 578 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY sits 83% above that benchmark.

BRANSON R-IV comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,653 students; BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, Taney County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,497, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY is one of 21 public schools in Taney County (combined enrollment of about 7,946 students).

BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 661 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.