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Buchanan Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
401 W Chicago St
Buchanan, MI 49107
Phone
(269) 695-8401
District
Buchanan Community Schools
County
BERRIEN COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
82
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.7% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Buchanan Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
41%
50%
52%
50%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 0 0.0%
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 0 0.0%
Grade 4 0 0.0%
Grade 5 3 3.7%
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 7 8.5%
Grade 8 8 9.8%
Grade 9 16 19.5%
Grade 10 17 20.7%
Grade 11 18 22.0%
Grade 12 13 15.9%
Total 82 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.7% 91.3% 67.0%
Black 2.8% 3.5% 19.1%
Hispanic 5.6% 4.2% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.9% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 65.9% 50.5% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 63.4% 45.4% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 5.1% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,031 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 150.7 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,471 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.4% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.9% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.0% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 26.5% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.4% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,139 $9,613,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $690 $1,080,000 5.8%
Staff $542 $849,000 4.6%
General Administration $472 $739,000 4.0%
School Administration $713 $1,116,000 6.0%
Operation $1,050 $1,644,000 8.8%
Transportation $420 $657,000 3.5%
Other $873 $1,367,000 7.3%
Total Support $4,759 $7,452,000 40.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $992 $1,553,000 8.3%
Total Expenditures $11,889 $18,618,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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