East Buchanan County C-1

The East Buchanan County C-1 school district in Missouri consists of 3 schools: East Buchanan Elementary, East Buchanan High, and East Buchanan Middle. The district serves a predominantly white student population, with some diversity at the middle school level. Academically, the middle school stands out, ranking 81 out of 459 Missouri middle schools and outperforming state and district averages in several key test score metrics.

East Buchanan Middle School has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 25.58%, suggesting a more affluent student population. In contrast, East Buchanan Elementary has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 23.91%, indicating a more diverse socioeconomic background. However, the elementary school still outperforms the state averages in several test score metrics.

Across the district, spending per student varies, with East Buchanan High School having the highest spending at $12,755 per student and East Buchanan Elementary having the lowest at $11,729 per student. The student-teacher ratios also differ, with the elementary school having the lowest ratio at 11.1 and the high school having the highest at 14.1. These variations in resource allocation and class sizes may contribute to the observed differences in academic performance across the district.