BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — Half of Butler County’s school districts dropped in their overall rating by the state’s annual report card released Monday.

And graduation rates declined for seven local school systems.

Overall, report card results for local districts were mixed, with some school systems showing relatively slight declines or gains in a variety of key measurements by state education officials.

According to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW), five of the county’s 10 public school systems showed a decline in the state’s five-star ranking for the 2024-2025 school year.

Those districts falling according to the five-star measurement were: Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Ross and Talawanda.

None of the 10 districts improved in that category, with Lakota, Monroe, Edge

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