Buchanan Community Schools

Buchanan Community Schools is an open, traditional public school district located at 401 W Chicago St in Buchanan, Michigan. Situated within the Niles metropolitan area, the non-charter district operates in a fringe town setting and manages six active schools that offer a complete educational pathway spanning from pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Operating independently rather than as a component of a supervisory union, the district provides a structured educational environment for local families, maintaining its administrative center at its primary street address and sharing district resources online via its official website.

In the context of the 2024–2025 NCES dataset, the district educates a total student body of 1,577 pupils, consisting of 816 male and 761 female students. The student population includes 1,337 White, 111 multiracial, 65 Hispanic, 49 Black, 11 American Indian, 3 Asian, and 1 Pacific Islander students enrolled across all traditional primary and secondary grade levels. To instruct and assist this student body, Buchanan Community Schools utilizes a full-time equivalent (FTE) workforce of 409.22 staff members. This staffing structure is composed of 176.6 FTE teachers, 29.0 FTE instructional aides, and 203.62 FTE support staff personnel dedicated to managing daily educational programs and school operations.