Photo: EbonyEaton · CC BY-SA 4.0Butner’s public schools score below 73% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 39% of Butner’s students scored proficient, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Butner, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina 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.
Butner’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 303 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Butner’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,025 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (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 Butner-Stem Middle, then Granville Early College High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Falls Lake Academy 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.
What’s behind Butner’s grade
C: better than 27% of North Carolina school districts, #260 of 290 North Carolina towns. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Butner, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Butner
Butner-Stem Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 476 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Butner
Butner-Stem Middle
Grades 6–8 · 391 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Butner
Butner-Stem Middle
Grades 6–8 · 391 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Butner
Butner-Stem Middle
Grades 6–8 · 391 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Butner
Granville Early College High
Grades 9–12 · 207 students · 31:1 students per teacher · in Creedmoor
10th grade in Butner
Granville Early College High
Grades 9–12 · 207 students · 31:1 students per teacher · in Creedmoor
Butner’s public schools are run by Granville County Schools, which also serves Creedmoor, Oxford, Stem and Stovall. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Butner vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Butner’s borders.
Every school in Butner
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Butner’s schools
Are Butner’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Butner children attend score below 73% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #260 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Butner in?
Granville County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,402 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
Where do Butner kids go to high school?
Granville Early College High in Creedmoor, with 207 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Butner’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Granville County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Butner spend per student?
$14,025 in Granville County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Butner families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Butner → They have their own page.
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 North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.