Buchanan Step Up

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Buchanan, Michigan

Buchanan Step Up in Buchanan, Michigan enrolled 15 students in 2024-25 with 2.4 full-time teachers, 6.4 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Michigan: 81.8%).

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

Enrollment fell 55% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 36%

33 students in 2022-23, 26 students in 2023-24, 15 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.6 to 2.4.

Students enrolled at Buchanan Step Up by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 26, 2024-25: 150102030402022-23332023-24262024-2515
Students enrolled at Buchanan Step Up by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 26, 2024-25: 150102030402022-23332023-24262024-2515
Students enrolled at Buchanan Step Up by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 26, 2024-25: 150102030402022-23332023-24262024-2515
Students enrolled at Buchanan Step Up by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 26, 2024-25: 150102030402022-23332023-24262024-2515
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23333.69.0
2023-24262.69.8
2024-25152.46.4

6.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Buchanan Step Up 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBuchanan Step Up 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Buchanan Step Up 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBuchanan Step Up 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Buchanan Step Up 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBuchanan Step Up 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Buchanan Step Up 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBuchanan Step Up 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buchanan Step Up enrolled 27 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

66.7% of students were White, 20.0% of two or more races, 13.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White66.7%
  2. Two or more races20.0%
  3. Black13.3%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 11 students in Buchanan Step Up's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%80‑84%81.8%
Students in the class11126115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Buchanan

2 public schools of this kind in Buchanan report 2024-25 enrollment; Buchanan Step Up is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Buchanan Virtual Academy4919.246.9%
Buchanan Step Up156.480.0%

All public schools in Buchanan →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Buchanan Step Up

  1. Buchanan Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 49 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Southside Special Educ SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 6.6 miles away: 37 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  3. Compare Buchanan Step Up with Buchanan Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Buchanan Community Schools spends per student$13,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,299
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganBuchanan Step Up is the number 298 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#298 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher6.4 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.6.4:1
  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 Step Up

  1. How many students attend Buchanan Step Up?
    15 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 33 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Buchanan, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Buchanan Step Up?
    6.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Buchanan Step Up a Title I school?
    Buchanan Step Up was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at Buchanan Step Up?
    under 50% of the 11 students in Buchanan Step Up's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Buchanan Step Up in?
    Buchanan Community Schools, NCES district ID 2607140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260714008702 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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