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Schools in Butler

Butler’s public schools

Clear Fork Valley Local 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?2/4schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 17% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,418 students on the public path
In brief

Butler’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Butler’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Bellville Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); Clear Fork High School lowest (30%). 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: Clear Fork 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
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–8Clear Fork Middle Schoolin BellvilleC+
9–12Clear Fork High Schoolin BellvilleC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clear Fork Valley Local 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.

Clear Fork Valley Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,472 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,837OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 59.5% · 871 students tested
Math55%
State average 52.2% · 848 students tested

Butler vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Butler—Clear Fork Valley Local

Every school in Butler

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

Also serving Butlerin other towns
Bellville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bellville
B+
400 students18:1Rate it →
Butler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
252 students13:1Rate it →
Clear Fork Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bellville
C+
354 students16:1Rate it →
Clear Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bellville
C
412 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler’s schools

Are Butler’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Butler. Clear Fork Valley Local 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, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Butler in?

Clear Fork Valley Local School District.

Where do Butler kids go to high school?

Clear Fork High School.

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What Butler families are saying about 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.