Impact of COVID-19 on Buchanan High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 228th of 792 Middle schools | Ranks 301st of 883 Middle schools | 5.3% |
Ranks 190th of 666 High schools | Ranks 245th of 735 High schools | 4.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade Social Studies (Buchanan High School) | 33.3 | 25.2 | 8.1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Buchanan Community Schools) | 31.9 | 24.1 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 28 | 26.7 | 1.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Buchanan High School) | 67 | 65.1 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Buchanan Community Schools) | 65 | 64.9 | 0.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 61.9 | 59.7 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan High School) | 45.5 | 36.8 | 8.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan Community Schools) | 43.6 | 35.1 | 8.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 41.4 | 36.3 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Buchanan High School) | 51 | 33.7 | 17.3% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Buchanan Community Schools) | 48.2 | 33 | 15.2% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Buchanan High School) | 63.5 | 60.2 | 3.3% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Buchanan Community Schools) | 58.9 | 54.7 | 4.2% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan High School) | 42.3 | 29 | 13.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan Community Schools) | 39.3 | 26.4 | 12.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 36.3 | 29.9 | 6.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 561 | 522 | 7% |
African American | 14 | 15 | 7.1% |
American Indian | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Hispanic | 13 | 11 | 15.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 491 | 459 | 6.5% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 30 | 6.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.1% | 38.5% | 9.6% |