Butler Technology & Career Development Schools

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Hamilton, Ohio - 4 schools

An equity score of 88/100 ranks Butler Technology & Career Development Schools #1 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.

At $30,379 per pupil, Butler Technology & Career Development Schools ranks #13 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

1,671
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$30,379
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,671 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Butler County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,379 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.9% local, 55.8% state, and 4.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 88/100, ranked #1 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.

a 233.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 64.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.3% White, 16.5% African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Butler Tech Bioscience Center, with a diversity index of 64.1/100.

Its largest campus is D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center, enrolling 930 students (67% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Butler Tech Natural Science Center, at 104 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center accounts for 55.7% of all Butler Technology & Career Development Schools student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Butler Technology & Career Development Schools a distant remainder — means Butler Technology & Career Development Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools school enrollment varies 8.9× across entities

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools school enrollment ranges from 104 students (lowest) to 930 students (highest), a spread of 826 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools student-counselor ratio is 233:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)

student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 64.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

4.3%
Federal
55.8%
State
39.9%
Local

Funding Equity

88
Equity Score
1 / 806
State Rank
46
State Average

This district scores well on funding equity, with balanced funding sources and good resource allocation.

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 4 schools in Butler Technology & Career Development Schools.

White 63.3%
Hispanic or Latino 11.2%
African American 16.5%
Asian 2.5%
Multiracial 6.5%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 54.3/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Butler Technology & Career Development Schools's schools, above the Ohio average of 35.3.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Butler Tech Bioscience Center 64.1
  2. 2 Butler Tech School of the Arts 54.4
  3. 3 D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center 51.0
  4. 4 Butler Tech Natural Science Center 47.6

Programs & Resources

233.3:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
64.3%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Butler Technology & Career Development Schools

How Butler Technology & Career Development Schools Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Norwood City Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Northwestern Local Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Meigs Local Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Morgan Local Similar size Lower spending Similar funding mix
Jefferson Area Local Similar size Lower spending Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to Butler Technology & Career Development Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Butler Technology & Career Development Schools?

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 3 high. Total enrollment is 1,671 students.

How much does Butler Technology & Career Development Schools spend per student?

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools spends $30,379 per student. The district has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #1 in Ohio.

What is the demographic composition of Butler Technology & Career Development Schools?

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools students are 63.3% White, 16.5% African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.

What is the equity score for Butler Technology & Career Development Schools?

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #1 out of 806 districts in Ohio.