Butner

The schools in Butner, Oklahoma serve students from elementary through high school, with Butner Elementary School and Butner High School providing education to the community. Both schools have seen significant improvements in their statewide rankings in recent years, indicating positive strides in academic performance.

Butner Elementary School has made impressive gains, rising from being ranked 833 out of 846 Oklahoma elementary schools in 2010-2011 to 328 out of 646 in 2020-2021. Similarly, Butner High School has improved its statewide ranking from 394 out of 449 Oklahoma high schools in 2014-2015 to 194 out of 439 in 2022-2023, placing it in the top half of high schools in the state.

While the schools serve a predominantly white student population, they also have a significant percentage of Native American students, particularly at Butner Elementary School with 20.57% of the student body. Both schools also have high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a low-income student population. The higher spending per student at Butner High School compared to Butner Elementary School may reflect different resource allocation priorities or needs between the two levels of education.