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B−

Buckley Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Mayfield Township, Hanover Township, Grant Township, Wexford Township and Buckley.

Mayfield Township’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Michigan school districts

Students
488
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,631
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Buckley Community School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Michigan districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $7,070 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Mayfield Township 1,841B−Hanover Township 1,729A−Grant Township 1,239B−Wexford Township 1,182Buckley 780

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mayfield Township. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsKingsley Area Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.6% · 242 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 45.4% · 241 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.8% · 29 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,631 per student · 18% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 66%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
433’20
468’21
478’22
481’23
488’24

Up 12.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Buckley Community Schools
Other · Grades PK–12 · Buckley
B−
488 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kingsley Area SchoolsBlair Township, Greenwood Township, Paradise Township
$13,581per student
Mesick Consolidated SchoolsAntioch Township, Cleon Township, Springville Township
$15,948per student
Benzie County Central SchoolCleon Township, Colfax Township
$16,079per student
Traverse City Area Public SchoolsBlair Township, Green Lake Township
$15,423per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.