Butler Traditional High

As a substantial 9-12 campus in Louisville, Kentucky, Butler Traditional High teaches 1,290 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Jefferson County. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 131% above typical.

Butler Traditional High is one of 167 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that works with 95,124 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Butler Traditional High records that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, Butler Traditional High shows 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Butler Traditional High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.8%; this one comes in at 23.0%, -17.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, Jefferson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Butler Traditional High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mill Creek Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Butler Traditional High at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 21.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Butler Traditional High has ticked down 23%, going from 1,678 students in 2018 to 1,290 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 46% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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