Other · Michigan

Buchanan Virtual Academy

AlternativeFully virtual

Buchanan Virtual Academy, a public other school in Buchanan, Michigan: grades k–12, 49 students, 19.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Buchanan Community Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 49
Teachers (FTE): 2.5
Students per teacher: 19.2
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 82% of schools in Michigan

Median 11.3 · 316 schools compared

More students per teacher than 78% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of schools in Michigan

Median 129 · 326 schools compared

Smaller than 79% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

Not published: too few students tested.

M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

Not published: too few students tested.

M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: Fully virtual
Area: Town near a city
Run by: Buchanan Community Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Buchanan Community Schools.

Location

Address: 401 W Chicago St, Buchanan, MI 49107
Phone: (269)695-8401
City or town: Buchanan
County: Berrien County

Quality of life in Buchanan Schools in Buchanan

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Buchanan Step UpAlternativeFully virtual	K–12	15	6.4	0.0 mi
Southside Special Educ SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	4–12	37	12.3	6.6 mi
Niles Virtual School	K–12	18	11.6	7.0 mi
Berrien Springs Virtual AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual	Pre-K–12	213	28.4	8.3 mi
Blossomland Learning CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	124	4.6	8.8 mi
South Bend Virtual SchoolMostly virtual	K–12	291	18.4	11.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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