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Buhach Colony High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1800 Buhach Rd.
Atwater, CA 95301
Phone
(209) 325-1400
District
MERCED UNION HIGH
County
MERCED COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1827
Classroom Teachers
85

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Buhach Colony High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
41%
43%
54%
12%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 480 26.3%
Grade 10 459 25.1%
Grade 11 446 24.4%
Grade 12 442 24.2%
Total 1827 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.2% 14.4% 22.7%
Black 2.9% 4.1% 5.4%
Hispanic 68.0% 71.8% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.2% 8.8% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.9% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.6% 77.9% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 62.0% 67.6% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.6% 10.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 180,926 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 258.8 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.9% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.1% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.9% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.8% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 53,615 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 15.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 71.7% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.4% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.2% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 12.0% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $78,772,092 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,294 $13,907,912 8.6%
Staff $637 $6,846,476 4.3%
General Administration $187 $2,009,876 1.2%
School Administration $1,104 $11,865,792 7.4%
Operation $1,243 $13,359,764 8.3%
Transportation $410 $4,406,680 2.7%
Other $549 $5,900,652 3.7%
Total Support $5,424 $58,297,152 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,216 $23,817,568 14.8%
Total Expenditures $14,969 $160,886,812 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%