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Buchanan Co. Academy School

Serves grades KG - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4720 Green Acres
St Joseph, MO 64506
Phone
(816) 387-2320
District
ST. JOSEPH
County
BUCHANAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Buchanan Co. Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
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41%
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43%
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39%
    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
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15
13
16
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School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 74.9% 72.4%
Black Unreported 7.0% 16.0%
Hispanic Unreported 13.2% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 2.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 2.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 73.8% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 70.7% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 3.1% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,009 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 574.9 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.7% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.6% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 30,040 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.9% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.8% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.3% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.5% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 12.7% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,981 $63,205,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $973 $10,283,000 8.0%
Staff $384 $4,057,000 3.2%
General Administration $656 $6,929,000 5.4%
School Administration $573 $6,057,000 4.7%
Operation $1,229 $12,984,000 10.1%
Transportation $431 $4,558,000 3.5%
Other $429 $4,533,000 3.5%
Total Support $4,675 $49,401,000 38.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,532 $16,188,000 12.6%
Total Expenditures $12,187 $128,794,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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