Butler High School

As a large high school in Vandalia, Ohio, Butler High School enrolls 856 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Vandalia-Butler City. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Within Vandalia-Butler City, which oversees 6 schools and 3,018 students, Butler High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Butler High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 39% of students at Butler High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Butler High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.0%; this one delivers 68.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,139, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Butler High School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

The closest other public school is Vandalia-Butler Preschool, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Butler High School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Butler High School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 930 (now 856). The White share of enrollment fell from 83% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Butler High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.