Other / mixed grade configuration · Buckley, MI
Buckley Community Schools
Federal NCES profile for Buckley Community Schools, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
The verdict
Buckley Community Schools earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 70% of Michigan schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Michigan schools.
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 14.8:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 49.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 488
- students enrolled
Buckley Community Schools has class sizes smaller than 70% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 260717004313 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+3 students YoY
Buckley Community Schools held near 481 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).
Teacher FTE held 33.8 → 33.6 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+3 students YoY 260717004313 · Buckley, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD
488 enr · 14.8:1 · 49.4% lunch · RII 29
Nearest enrollment peer: Irving Elementary School (488 students)
Buckley Community Schools held near 481 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE held 33.8 → 33.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →
How Buckley Community Schools compares
Buckley Community Schools held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.8:1 | ▼ 15% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 49.4% | ▼ 9% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 488 | top 27% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 94.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 10.9, Buckley Community Schools is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
District finance for Buckley Community Schools reports $12,600 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~488 students)
Frequently asked questions about Buckley Community Schools
How many students attend Buckley Community Schools?
Buckley Community Schools has 488 students enrolled. It is a public school in Buckley, MI. CCD year-over-year: 478 (2022-23) → 481 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckley Community Schools?
The student-teacher ratio at Buckley Community Schools is 14.8:1, which is 15% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Buckley Community Schools?
49.4% of students at Buckley Community Schools are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Buckley Community Schools?
The largest demographic group at Buckley Community Schools is White at 94.3% of enrollment, in Buckley, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Buckley Community Schools?
Buckley Community Schools has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Buckley Community Schools?
None reported; Buckley Community Schools operates only Buckley Community Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.