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Schools in Butler

Butler’s public schools

Pendleton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 14% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,130 students on the public path
In brief

Butler’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Butler’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Northern Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); Phillip Sharp Middle School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Butler, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Pendleton County 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–8Phillip Sharp Middle SchoolPendleton County School DistrictC−
9–12Pendleton County High Schoolin FalmouthB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pendleton County School District.

The district

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

Pendleton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,130 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$12,696KY $14,752 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 44.7% · 1126 students tested
Math32%
State average 37.8% · 1124 students tested

Butler vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Butler—Pendleton County

Every school in Butler

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

Also serving Butlerin other towns
Southern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falmouth
B−
542 students15:1Rate it →
Northern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
501 students16:1Rate it →
Phillip Sharp Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
420 students16:1Rate it →
Pendleton County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Falmouth
B−
667 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler’s schools

Are Butler’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Butler. Pendleton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Butler in?

Pendleton County School District.

Where do Butler kids go to high school?

Pendleton County High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.