Buchanan Primary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Buchanan, Georgia

Buchanan Primary School in Buchanan, Georgia enrolled 476 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

445 students in 2022-23, 457 students in 2023-24, 476 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.9 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at Buchanan Primary School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234452023-244572024-25476
Students enrolled at Buchanan Primary School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234452023-244572024-25476
Students enrolled at Buchanan Primary School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234452023-244572024-25476
Students enrolled at Buchanan Primary School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234452023-244572024-25476
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344535.912.4
2023-2445735.013.1
2024-2547635.013.6

13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools

Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 422 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buchanan Primary School enrolled 422 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 422 of the 422 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.4% of students were White, 5.0% Hispanic, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.4%
  2. Hispanic5.0%
  3. Two or more races4.4%
  4. Black2.7%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Buchanan

2 public elementary schools in Buchanan report 2024-25 enrollment; Buchanan Primary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Buchanan Primary School47613.6100.0%
Buchanan Elementary School37712.2100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Buchanan Primary School

  1. Buchanan Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 377 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Jones Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.7 miles away: 750 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
  3. Compare Buchanan Primary School with Buchanan Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Haralson County spends per student$14,954 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,954
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaBuchanan Primary School is the number 896 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#896 of 1,289
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Buchanan Primary School

  1. How many students attend Buchanan Primary School?
    476 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 445 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buchanan, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Buchanan Primary School?
    13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Buchanan Primary School a Title I school?
    Buchanan Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Buchanan Primary School in?
    Haralson County, NCES district ID 1302670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130267001184 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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