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School Comparison

BALLARD ELEM.
vs.
BUTLER ELEM.

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

BALLARD ELEM.
BUTLER ELEM.
  • BUTLER ELEM. reported a higher students per counselor than BALLARD ELEM. (507:1 vs. 50:1).
  • BUTLER ELEM. reported a higher chronically absent students than BALLARD ELEM. (98 vs. 11).
  • BUTLER ELEM. reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than BALLARD ELEM. (9 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

BUTLER ELEM. reported a higher chronically absent students than BALLARD ELEM. (98 vs. 11).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

BUTLER ELEM. reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than BALLARD ELEM. (9 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

BUTLER ELEM. reported a higher students per counselor than BALLARD ELEM. (507:1 vs. 50:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

8 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at BUTLER ELEM.

1 metric was reported by BUTLER ELEM.. Comparable data for BALLARD ELEM. is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
12

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
BALLARD ELEM.
$18,490.38
BUTLER ELEM.
$10,548.65
Local revenue share
BALLARD ELEM.
45.8%
BUTLER ELEM.
57%
State revenue share
BALLARD ELEM.
35.9%
BUTLER ELEM.
33.3%
Federal revenue share
BALLARD ELEM.
18.3%
BUTLER ELEM.
9.7%
District chronic absenteeism rate
BALLARD ELEM.
22.1%
BUTLER ELEM.
22.8%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Bates County
$57,914
Bates County
$57,914
Poverty rate
Bates County
18.7%
Bates County
18.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Bates County
15.3%
Bates County
15.3%
Unemployment rate
Bates County
4%
Bates County
4%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.