East Buchanan Middle School
Public middle school in Easton, Missouri · East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District · Grades 6–8
East Buchanan Middle School serves 167 students in grades 6–8 in Easton (Buchanan County). It is one of 3 schools in East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District. By enrollment it is the 343rd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District |
| County | Buchanan County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291125002282 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 167 | 689 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 11.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21.6% | 22.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
East Buchanan Middle School in context
Size
East Buchanan Middle School is the only middle school in East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District. Its 167 students are 24.2% of the district's 689. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 13.6 miles away and have a median of 405 students, so East Buchanan Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 58 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 52, against an average of 56 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 57 in grade 6 and 52 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 95.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) (93.8%).
21.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 22.5% across East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 7.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
East Buchanan Middle School has 13.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 167 students would have about 12.8 teachers, so East Buchanan Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Truman Middle School, 9.8 miles away in St. Joseph School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Hispanic | 0.6% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 58 |
| Grade 8 | 52 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 County Park Rd N, Easton, MO 64443
Phone: (816)473-2451
Website: ebs.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Buchanan Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman Middle School | St. Joseph | 9.8 mi | 486 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Spring Garden Middle School | St. Joseph | 10.6 mi | 404 | 14.1 | 100% |
| Bode Middle School | St. Joseph | 10.7 mi | 488 | 11.8 | 40.6% |
| Robidoux Middle School | St. Joseph | 12.3 mi | 405 | 13.5 | 100% |
| Clinton County R-III Middle School | Clinton County R-III | 14.8 mi | 197 | 11.7 | 39.1% |
| North Platte Junior High School | North Platte County R-I | 15.6 mi | 123 | 12.1 | 24.4% |
| Savannah Middle School | Savannah R-III | 18.3 mi | 488 | 13.7 | 36.3% |
| Lathrop Middle School | Lathrop R-II | 20.5 mi | 196 | 12 | 36.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in East Buchanan County C-1 (025076)
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Buchanan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 267 |
| East Buchanan High School | High | 9–12 | 255 |