Regular local school district · Berrien County
Buchanan Community Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
Buchanan Community Schools runs 6 public schools with 1,577 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.9 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 1,577
- Teachers (FTE)
- 88
- Students per teacher
- 17.9
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 401 W Chicago St, Buchanan, MI 49107
- Phone
- (269)695-8401
- County
- Berrien County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2607140
- State district ID
- MI-11310
- Total staff (FTE)
- 204
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 394 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district17.9
Michigan16.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,523), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $20.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.3 million
- State revenue
- $12.8 million
- Local revenue
- $5.4 million
- Total spending
- $18.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,225
- Salaries
- $7.9 million42.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $12.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.1%
- State: 62.6%
- Local: 26.3%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,225
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in Buchanan Community Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Buchanan High SchoolCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 561 | 18.1 |
| Buchanan Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 5 to 7 | 358 | 19.9 |
| Buchanan Step Up | Other | K to 12 | 15 | 7.5 |
| Buchanan Virtual Academy | Other | K to 12 | 49 | 24.5 |
| Moccasin Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 2 to 4 | 354 | 19.7 |
| Ottawa Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 1 | 230 | 15.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Berrien County
- Berrien Springs Public Schools 4,993 students
- Niles Community Schools 3,143 students
- St. Joseph Public Schools 2,930 students
- Lakeshore School District (Berrien) 2,635 students
- Watervliet School District 1,423 students
- Brandywine Community Schools 1,301 students
- Benton Harbor Area Schools 1,240 students
- Coloma Community Schools 1,095 students
- Berrien RESA 907 students
- Bridgman Public Schools 810 students
- Countryside Academy 770 students
- Eau Claire Public Schools 587 students
- New Buffalo Area Schools 516 students
- River Valley School District 460 students
- Benton Harbor Charter School Academy 418 students
More in Michigan
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.