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Buchanan Community Schools
A public school district in Buchanan, Michigan, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,577
- Students enrolled
- 88.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 204.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,299
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,577 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,479th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 248th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 69% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,299 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 28% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Buchanan Community Schools spent $14,892 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,081 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $14,892 | $23.2 million | 1,558 |
| FY2023 | $13,299 | $20.8 million | 1,566 |
| FY2022 | $12,590 | $19.4 million | 1,539 |
| FY2021 | $11,702 | $17.8 million | 1,523 |
| FY2020 | $10,258 | $16.1 million | 1,572 |
| FY2019 | $10,219 | $16.1 million | 1,573 |
| FY2018 | $10,133 | $16.1 million | 1,588 |
| FY2017 | $10,090 | $15.9 million | 1,580 |
| FY2016 | $9,717 | $15.2 million | 1,562 |
| FY2015 | $9,590 | $15.0 million | 1,569 |
| FY2014 | $9,234 | $14.7 million | 1,597 |
| FY2013 | $8,971 | $14.4 million | 1,607 |
| FY2012 | $8,826 | $13.8 million | 1,568 |
| FY2011 | $8,593 | $14.3 million | 1,665 |
| FY2010 | $8,670 | $14.4 million | 1,656 |
| FY2009 | $8,178 | $14.2 million | 1,738 |
| FY2008 | $7,695 | $13.6 million | 1,770 |
| FY2007 | $7,823 | $14.0 million | 1,784 |
| FY2006 | $7,948 | $14.1 million | 1,779 |
| FY2005 | $7,081 | $13.0 million | 1,830 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.1 million | 4.9% |
| State | $15.5 million | 67.7% |
| Local | $6.3 million | 27.5% |
| Total | $23.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Buchanan High School | 561 |
| Buchanan Middle School | 358 |
| Buchanan Step Up | 15 |
| Buchanan Virtual Academy | 49 |
| Moccasin Elementary School | 354 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 230 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2607140
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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