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Vandalia-Butler City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 670 students in Vandalia-Butler City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Middle Schools in Vandalia-Butler City School District have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
2,929 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
160 Teachers
34,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Vandalia-Butler City School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has increased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#280 out of 929 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
79%
63%
Graduation Rate
97%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.57
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
4%
9%
% Black
11%
22%
% White
74%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,332 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,828 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,332
$17,287
Spending / Student
$14,828
$17,235
Best Vandalia-Butler City School District Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Morton Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
8555 Peters Pike
Vandalia, OH 45377
(937) 415-6600
Vandalia, OH 45377
(937) 415-6600
Grades: 6-8
| 670 students
Rank: n/an/a
200 S Keowee St
Vandalia, OH 45377
(937) 225-4598
Vandalia, OH 45377
(937) 225-4598
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
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