📍 1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, 28105
Butler High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Matthews, Mecklenburg County. The school has 1,876 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 99.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Butler High School enrolls 1,876 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 99.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 29% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 579 | 31% |
| White | 578 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 548 | 29% |
| Asian | 117 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
659 of the school's 1,876 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 659 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Butler High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 39, state house district 103.
Butler High School is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,876 students, Butler High School is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large