Laura Chenoweth Butz (July 11, 1860 – September 1, 1939) was an American educator. After moving from the Midwest to Shoshone County, Idaho in 1899, she became involved in local schools in a region dominated by silver mining. She served as the Superintendent of Wardner-Kellogg City Schools in Idaho for eight years, 1915-1923. She also served as assistant to the Idaho State Superintendent Research Secretary in the Department of Education in Boise, Idaho.