Butler High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Matthews, North Carolina

Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina enrolled 1,791 students in 2024-25 with 98.4 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,876 students in 2022-23, 1,843 students in 2023-24, 1,791 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 99.1 to 98.4.

Students enrolled at Butler High School by school year2022-23: 1,876, 2023-24: 1,843, 2024-25: 1,79105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8762023-241,8432024-251,791
Students enrolled at Butler High School by school year2022-23: 1,876, 2023-24: 1,843, 2024-25: 1,79105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8762023-241,8432024-251,791
Students enrolled at Butler High School by school year2022-23: 1,876, 2023-24: 1,843, 2024-25: 1,79105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8762023-241,8432024-251,791
Students enrolled at Butler High School by school year2022-23: 1,876, 2023-24: 1,843, 2024-25: 1,79105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8762023-241,8432024-251,791
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,87699.118.9
2023-241,843108.417.0
2024-251,79198.418.2

18.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Butler High School 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherButler High School 18.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Butler High School 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherButler High School 18.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Butler High School 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherButler High School 18.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Butler High School 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherButler High School 18.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

21 AP courses and one counselor per 280 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Butler High School enrolled 1,959 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 166 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses21
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 280 of the 1,959 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions166
  • Chronically absent19.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.2% of students were Hispanic, 30.4% Black, 27.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic31.2%
  2. Black30.4%
  3. White27.6%
  4. Asian7.5%
  5. Two or more races3.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

89% of the 499 students in Butler High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate89%83%86.5%
Students in the class49911,654120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Matthews

3 public high schools in Matthews report 2024-25 enrollment; Butler High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Weddington High1,89922.17.7%
Butler High School1,79118.247.6%
Levine Middle College High School21643.218.1%

All public schools in Matthews →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Butler High School

  1. Levine Middle College High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 216 students, 43.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Sun Valley HighThe next nearest public high school, 5.8 miles away: 1,272 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  3. Compare Butler High School with Levine Middle College High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends per student$12,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,198
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaButler High School is the number 58 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#58 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.18.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Butler High School

  1. How many students attend Butler High School?
    1,791 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,876 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Matthews, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Butler High School?
    18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Butler High School a Title I school?
    Butler High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Butler High School?
    89% of the 499 students in Butler High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Butler High School in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297002324 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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