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Buchanan Elementary 03 School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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
100 N Buchanan Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone
(605) 773-7310
District
PIERRE SCHOOL DISTRICT 32-2
County
HUGHES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
430
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.1% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Buchanan Elementary 03 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
50%
60%
50%
57%
50%
59%
50%
60%
50%
57%
50%
    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
17
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 91 21.2%
Grade 1 70 16.3%
Grade 2 62 14.4%
Grade 3 73 17.0%
Grade 4 66 15.3%
Grade 5 68 15.8%
Total 430 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.6% 77.1% 73.0%
Black 1.0% 0.7% 3.4%
Hispanic 3.4% 4.8% 7.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.1% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 15.4% 16.3% 14.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.0% 15.7% 30.9%
Free lunch eligible 14.0% 15.6% 28.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.1% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,920 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 47.6 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 16.6% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,124 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.5% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.9% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 21.1% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,184 $14,385,600 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $599 $1,662,225 6.5%
Staff $333 $924,075 3.6%
General Administration $186 $516,150 2.0%
School Administration $458 $1,270,950 5.0%
Operation $941 $2,611,275 10.2%
Transportation $128 $355,200 1.4%
Other $203 $563,325 2.2%
Total Support $2,848 $7,903,200 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,161 $3,221,775 12.6%
Total Expenditures $9,193 $25,510,575 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,772 $842,368,526 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $562 $82,003,693 4.7%
Staff $368 $53,681,973 3.1%
General Administration $345 $50,407,118 2.9%
School Administration $494 $72,075,276 4.1%
Operation $1,000 $145,918,140 8.4%
Transportation $347 $50,657,359 2.9%
Other $365 $53,316,564 3.1%
Total Support $3,481 $508,051,681 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,661 $388,386,901 22.3%
Total Expenditures $11,914 $1,738,828,946 100.0%
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%

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