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High Schools in Buchanan Community Schools

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At a glance

DistrictBuchanan Community Schools125^th of 613 Michigan districtsFull district overview →

School

561

Students

Top rankedBuchanan High School115^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Buchanan High School up 184 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Buchanan Community Schools in Michigan is home to one standout high school, Buchanan High School, which is ranked in the top 15% of Michigan high schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Buchanan Community Schools district as a whole is also highly ranked, placing 125 out of 613 districts in the state.

Buchanan High School has a strong academic performance, with students outperforming state and district averages on most standardized tests, including M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and PSAT English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.8% is above the state average, though its dropout rate of 7.6% is slightly higher. One area of concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is on the higher side.

In terms of resources, Buchanan High School spends $16,953 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. Approximately 39.12% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a diverse student population with varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, Buchanan High School appears to be a strong-performing school within the Buchanan Community Schools district, providing a quality education to its students.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buchanan High School	Public	8-12	401 W Chicago St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 695-8403	561	31	18.0	40.8%	486 (86.6%)	17 (3.0%)	17 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	79.7	115^th of 739 public high schools	84.4%		55.5	299^th of 743 public high schools	59.8%	184	76.6	39.8	73.1	32.3	45.3	53.8	55.5	52.7	$15,228	$1,803	$13,425

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Niles Community Schools	4.51 mi	11	217^th
Brandywine Community Schools	5.99 mi	5	432^nd
Berrien Springs Public Schools	8.33 mi	11	404^th
Berrien Regional Educational Service Agency	8.84 mi	4
Eau Claire Public Schools	11.24 mi	4	428^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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