Butterfield School

Butterfield School is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Libertyville, Illinois, run under Libertyville SD 70. The school works with 568 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 49% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Libertyville SD 70, which oversees 5 schools and 2,190 students, Butterfield School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Butterfield School logs that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Butterfield School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Libertyville High School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Butterfield School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Butterfield School has edged up 8%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 568 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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