Ralph D Butler

Ralph D Butler operates as a compact elementary-level community in Avon, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Avon. Current enrollment sits at 323 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Avon, which oversees 2 schools and 732 students, Ralph D Butler is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ralph D Butler logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, Norfolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Norfolk County's 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), Ralph D Butler is one campus in the mix.

Oscar F Raymond is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Ralph D Butler operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ralph D Butler has decreased 22%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 58% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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