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Butler Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Butler.

Butler’s School Grade B better than 64% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,156
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,981
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$14.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Butler Borough School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.5M, about $12,567 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BButler 8,184

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Butler. Grade by grade →

PK–4Aaron Decker SchoolThis district
5–8Richard Butler SchoolThis district
9–12Butler High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 35.5% · 572 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.6% · 565 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 114 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,981 per student · 9% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 27%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,125’20
1,133’21
1,144’22
1,170’23
1,156’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Hispanic 34%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Aaron Decker School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Butler
C+
383 students11:1
Richard Butler School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Butler
B
291 students10:1
Butler High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Butler
B−
482 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bloomingdale Borough School DistrictBloomingdale
$29,807per student
Kinnelon Borough School DistrictKinnelon
$32,025per student
Riverdale Borough School DistrictRiverdale
$27,072per student
West Milford Township School DistrictWest Milford Township
$29,655per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.