School district · New Jersey

Butler Public School District

Butler Public School District in New Jersey: 3 public schools with 1,156 students and 11.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,704 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,156
Students per teacher
11.3
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,704
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
102
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
289
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

63%proficient

+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

447 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

44%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

435 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$19.3K15
$19.4K16
$19.3K17
$20.4K18
$21.3K19
$21.3K20
$22.6K21
$25.6K22
$26.1K23
$26.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.7% · $972K
State
27% · $9.8M
Local
70% · $25.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,143
Support services
$10,139
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$865K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–438311.354%50%
5–82919.569%41%
9–1248212.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
38 Bartholdi Ave, Butler, NJ 07405
Phone
(973)492-2025
Website