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Buchanan Primary School

Serves grades PK - 2

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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
271 Van Wert St
Buchanan, GA 30113
Phone
(770) 646-5523
District
Haralson County
County
HARALSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
445
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Buchanan Primary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
38%
No Data
39%
No Data
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 84 18.9%
Kindergarten 119 26.7%
Grade 1 119 26.7%
Grade 2 123 27.6%
Total 445 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.8% 93.0% 37.7%
Black 2.8% 2.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 4.9% 3.3% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.9% 85.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 84.9% 85.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,969 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 83.9 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.5% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,796 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.5% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.7% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.0% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 14.2% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,604 $26,073,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $605 $2,073,000 4.6%
Staff $773 $2,650,000 5.8%
General Administration $296 $1,016,000 2.2%
School Administration $724 $2,484,000 5.5%
Operation $897 $3,077,000 6.8%
Transportation $544 $1,866,000 4.1%
Other $229 $785,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,069 $13,951,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,579 $5,414,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $13,251 $45,438,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
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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