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Schools in Butler · Choctaw County School District

Butler’s public schools score below 77% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

9% of students in Butler’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Butler, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

30%

▼ 17 pts vs AL 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

▼ 18 pts vs AL 27%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90–94%

▲ 0–4 pts vs AL 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$18.1K

▲ 30% vs AL $13.9K

FY2024

Students per teacher

17.4

AL 17.0

Schools in town

1,025 students on the public path

In brief

Butler’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 243 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Butler’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Butler’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,051 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Patrician Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Butler’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Alabama school districts. Graduation is above the Alabama average; test scores are below it.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 23%

Lower resultsHigher results

Alabama towns with similar household incomes (243)Better than 18%

C⁻C⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 536 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Butler anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Butler’s students in the tested grades sat them (538 in math, 535 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Butler, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Butler · depends on your address

Choctaw County Elementary

Grades PK–6 · 295 students · 17:1 students per teacher

Southern Choctaw Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 288 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilbertown

C⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C⁻

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD⁻ to D

Butler’s public schools are run by Choctaw County School District, which also serves Gilbertown, Lisman, Needham and Pennington and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Choctaw County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,025 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (AL 17.0)

$18,051AL $13,926 · FY2024

C⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%

State average 47.3% · 535 students tested

Math9%

State average 27.2% · 538 students tested

Butler vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Butler’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Butler	C⁻	Choctaw County

Every school in Butler

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Butlerin other towns

Choctaw County Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–6

295 students17:1Rate it →

Southern Choctaw Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilbertown

C⁻

288 students16:1Rate it →

Choctaw County High School

High · Grades 7–12

231 students17:1Rate it →

Southern Choctaw High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Gilbertown

D⁻

211 students20:1Rate it →

Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Patrician Academy

Grades PK–12

Private · Nonsectarian

262 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler’s schools

Are Butler’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Butler children attend score below 77% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Butler in?

Choctaw County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,025 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Butler’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Choctaw County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Butler spend per student?

$18,051 in Choctaw County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Butler?

Yes: Patrician Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 262 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.