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Schools in Butler Township · Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools

Butler Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Indiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Butler Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Butler Township, 31% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Indiana average (41%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana 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
31%
▼ 10 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 4 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 12% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,644 students on the public path
In brief

Butler Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1024 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Butler Township’s, its schools beat 37%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Butler Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,038 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Garrett Middle School, then Garrett High School. See the path ↓

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 Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Indiana school districts. Graduation is above the Indiana average; test scores are below it.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1024)Better than 37%
Towns in DeKalb County (15)Better than 7%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 890 test results and a graduating class of 149 could put Butler Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Butler Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (890 in math, 890 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5J E Ober Elementary Schoolin GarrettC
6–8Garrett Middle Schoolin GarrettC
9–12Garrett High Schoolin GarrettB−

Butler Township’s public schools are run by Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools, which also serves Altona, Garrett and Keyser. 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.

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,644 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,038IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 41.3% · 890 students tested
Math34%
State average 37.5% · 890 students tested

Butler Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Butler TownshipB−Garrett-Keyser-Butler
KeyserB−Garrett-Keyser-Butler
PerryANorthwest Allen County Schools
SwanB−East Noble School Corporation
JacksonB+DeKalb County Central United

Every school in Butler Township

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

Also serving Butler Townshipin other towns
J E Ober Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Garrett
C
704 students14:1Rate it →
Garrett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Garrett
C
387 students14:1Rate it →
Garrett High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Garrett
B−
553 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler Township’s schools

Are Butler Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Indiana: the public schools Butler Township children attend outscore 54% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Butler Township in?

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,644 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Butler Township kids go to high school?

Garrett High School in Garrett, with 553 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Butler Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Butler Township spend per student?

$12,038 in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.