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Buford Elementary School

Serves grades PK - KG

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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
2500 Sawnee Ave
Buford, GA 30518
Phone
(770) 945-5248
District
Buford City
County
GWINNETT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
402
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Buford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
38%
No Data
39%
No Data
37%
    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
13
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 12 3.0%
Kindergarten 390 97.0%
Total 402 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.1% 50.8% 37.7%
Black 8.9% 11.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 29.2% 28.5% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.5% 8.7% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.6% 31.5% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 26.9% 26.5% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 4.9% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,222 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 925.0 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 29.5% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,019 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.8% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.2% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.7% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.9% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.1% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.4% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.1% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,179 $41,975,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $634 $3,706,000 5.0%
Staff $220 $1,287,000 1.7%
General Administration $888 $5,193,000 7.0%
School Administration $745 $4,357,000 5.8%
Operation $805 $4,708,000 6.3%
Transportation $300 $1,757,000 2.4%
Other $110 $643,000 0.9%
Total Support $3,703 $21,651,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,873 $10,953,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $12,755 $74,579,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
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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