Ralph D Butler

This page covers Ralph D Butler, a low-enrollment elementary school in Avon, Massachusetts. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 323 students.

Avon is responsible for 2 schools, Ralph D Butler included, with 732 students in all.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Ralph D Butler, at 41%. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Norfolk County's residents are about 70% White, 29 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Ralph D Butler counts 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.3 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 10.3:1 here.

In the county around the school, Norfolk County, the median household income is $130,739, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Norfolk County is home to 198 public schools and about 101,300 public school students.

The closest other public school is Oscar F Raymond, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.

The school enrolled 323 students in 2024-25, 49 fewer than the 372 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.3:1.

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