Butler Elementary School

As a tight-knit primary school in Butler, Ohio, Butler Elementary School instructs 252 students from grades K through 5, run under Clear Fork Valley Local. That puts it 38% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Clear Fork Valley Local comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,472 students; Butler Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Butler Elementary School logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Butler Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Richland County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Butler Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household earnings sit near $59,509, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 18,772 students).

The closest other public school is Clear Fork Valley Preschool, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Butler Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 75.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Butler Elementary School's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 252). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.