Daniel Butler

Daniel Butler is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Belmont, Massachusetts, overseen by Belmont. The school serves 261 students in grades K through 3. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Daniel Butler sits 31% below that benchmark.

Within Belmont, which oversees 7 schools and 4,448 students, Daniel Butler is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Daniel Butler logs that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Daniel Butler shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Daniel Butler is one.

The closest other public school is James Russell Lowell, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Daniel Butler's enrollment has ticked down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 388 (now 261). The White share of enrollment fell from 55% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Daniel Butler community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.