Butner-Stem Middle

As an intimate middle school in Butner, North Carolina, Butner-Stem Middle works with 391 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Granville County Schools. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Within Granville County Schools, which oversees 16 schools and 6,402 students, Butner-Stem Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Butner-Stem Middle shows that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 29% White, 21% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Granville County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Butner-Stem Middle has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Butner-Stem Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Butner-Stem Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 43.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Granville County shows median household earnings sit near $71,111, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Granville County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,376 students), Butner-Stem Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Butner-Stem Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Butner-Stem Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Butner-Stem Middle has declined 7%, going from 420 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 38% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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