Mid-Buchanan Senior High School
Public high school in Faucett, Missouri · Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District · Grades 7–12
Mid-Buchanan Senior High School serves 415 students in grades 7–12 in Faucett (Buchanan County). It is one of 2 schools in Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 198th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District |
| County | Buchanan County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291194000445 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Mid-Buchanan County R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 415 | 891 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.8% | 21% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mid-Buchanan Senior High School in context
Size
Mid-Buchanan Senior High School is the only high school in Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District. Its 415 students are 46.6% of the district's 891. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9.1 miles away and have a median of 238 students, so Mid-Buchanan Senior High School is larger 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 11 with 79 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 60, against an average of 69 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 7 (60 against 74). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 94.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mid-Buchanan County R-V (95.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
17.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 21% across Mid-Buchanan County R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 7.5% 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
Mid-Buchanan Senior High School has 29.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 415 students would have about 34 teachers, so Mid-Buchanan Senior High School has 4.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Benton High School, 6.1 miles away in St. Joseph School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
54.5% of students are girls and 45.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 74 |
| Grade 8 | 65 |
| Grade 9 | 77 |
| Grade 10 | 60 |
| Grade 11 | 79 |
| Grade 12 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3221 Se State Rte H, Faucett, MO 64448
Phone: (816)238-1646
Website: midbuchanan.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mid-Buchanan Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton High School | St. Joseph | 6.1 mi | 682 | 13.4 | 46.9% |
| Dekalb Junior-Senior High School | Buchanan County R-IV | 6.9 mi | 120 | 7.5 | 26.7% |
| North Platte High School | North Platte County R-I | 7.7 mi | 220 | 13.1 | 25.9% |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 9.0 mi | 17 | 3.4 | 82.4% |
| Central High School | St. Joseph | 9.2 mi | 1,733 | 16.4 | 37.6% |
| Lafayette High School | St. Joseph | 10.6 mi | 644 | 12.2 | 100% |
| East Buchanan High School | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | 11.7 mi | 255 | 13.5 | 22.4% |
| West Platte High School | West Platte County R-II | 15.5 mi | 221 | 11.3 | 14% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mid-Buchanan County R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Buchanan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 476 |