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Coordinates: 40°51′59″N 79°55′13″W / 40.866438°N 79.920409°W / 40.866438; -79.920409 (District office)
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Butler Area School District
Address
110 Campus Lane
North Eastern United States
Butler
, (Butler County), Pennsylvania, 16001
United States
Coordinates40°51′59″N 79°55′13″W / 40.866438°N 79.920409°W / 40.866438; -79.920409 (District office)
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
NCES District ID4204590[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment6,058 (2022-23)[2]
Teachers428.60 (FTE)[2]
Student–teacher ratio14.13[2]
District mascotTuffy the Tornado
ColorsWhite & Gold with Blue
Other information
Websitewww.basdk12.org

The Butler Area School District (BASD) is a school district in western Pennsylvania, headquartered in Butler Township, Butler County; the office has a Butler postal address.[3] It encompasses approximately 150 square miles (390 km2) and operates ten schools.[4]

The 2006 enrollment for elementary students was 4,310 students and for secondary schools was 3,946 students.

History

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The first Butler area public school, "the Little Red Schoolhouse" opened in 1838 as a result of the Pennsylvania Free Public School Act of 1834.[5] In 1854, a bill establishing a system of Superintendents in Pennsylvania was established which lead to the appointment of the county's first superintendent, Isaac Black.[6][5] In an 1856 report, Superintendent Black reported that 84 of the county's 182 school-houses "were unfit to enter" while 57 "were tolerable".[7] The Butler County Teacher's Institute, established in 1855, determined which resources were to be used in the classrooms.[7] The first Bulter area high school was originally built in 1908 and became a middle school in 1917 until the building was closed in 1985 and razed in 1987.[8] By 1963, all of the county's one-room school-houses had closed.[9] In 2015, the board of trustees voted to close five elementary schools. Six board members voted in favor, and three voted against.[10]

Boundary

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The district covers the City of Butler, the boroughs of Connoquenessing and East Butler, and the townships of Butler, Center, Clearfield, Connoquenessing, Oakland and Summit. Census-designated places in Butler Township include Homeacre-Lyndora, Meadowood, Meridian, and Oak Hills. CDPs in Center Township include Shanor-Northvue and Unionville.[11]

Schools

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Elementary Schools (K-5)

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Middle School (6-8)

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High School (9-12)

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Specials School(s)

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Former schools

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The district chose to close the following schools in 2015:[18]

  • Center Avenue Elementary School - Butler City[19]
  • Clearfield Township Elementary School - Clearfield Township
  • Meridian Elementary School - Meridian in Butler Township
  • Oakland Township Elementary School - Oakland Township

Another former school:

  • Butler Area Junior High School,[19] later Butler Middle School, closed in 2022[20] - Butler City[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Butler Area Sd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Butler Area SD". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Home". Butler Area School District. Retrieved 2024-07-15. 110 Campus Lane Butler PA 16001 - on the same property as Butler Area High School, which is at 120 Campus Lane, and the high school is in the township: "Zoning District Map" (PDF). Butler Township. Retrieved 2024-07-15. Butler Area High School (see area "C, 5")
  4. ^ "District Information - Butler Area School District". www.basdk12.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  5. ^ a b Cicero, Steve. "Little schools that could — Butler County's one-room schools". www.butlereagle.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  6. ^ "II. The Pennsylvania State Normal School". The American Journal of Education (1855-1882) (39). Hartford: American Periodicals Series III. June 1865 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ a b Baughman, Cindy. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1895/95x13.htm. 1895 History of Butler County. R. C. Brown Co. pp. 185–192. {{cite book}}: |chapter-url= missing title (help)
  8. ^ https://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/school-preservation/files/150042@20-@20butler@20junior@20high.pdf
  9. ^ Wills, Rick (February 21, 2015). "One-room schools once dominated Butler County rural areas". www.tribliveoffers.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  10. ^ "Butler votes in favor of closing 5 elementary schools". WPXI-TV. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  11. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-07-15. - Text list
  12. ^ "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  13. ^ Molczan, Kayla (2018-05-09). "'No Plans' For Broad Street School". Butler Radio WISR. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  14. ^ Friel, Tyler (2021-03-09). "Butler Area School District Approves Motion To Reopen Broad Street Elementary". Butler Radio WISR. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  15. ^ a b c d "Zoning District Map" (PDF). Butler Township. Retrieved 2024-07-15. Northwest School[...]Butler Area High School[...]Intermediate school[...]McQuistion School (see areas: "C, 3" "C, 5", "D, 5", and "E, 7")
  16. ^ "School Organization - Butler Area School District". www.basdk12.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  17. ^ "Butler school board approves consolidation plan; 4 elementary schools closing". WPXI. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  18. ^ "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  19. ^ a b "Butler Area Schools". Butler Area School District. Archived from the original on 1997-04-13. Retrieved 2024-07-15. Broad Street Elementary 200 Broad Street Butler, PA 16001[...]Center Avenue Elementary Center & Lincoln Avenues Butler, PA 16001[...]Butler Area Junior High East North Street Butler, PA 16001
  20. ^ Trizzino, Eddie (2024-01-09). "Former Butler Middle School's fate uncertain". Butler Eagle. Butler, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2024-07-15. Butler Middle School closed at the end of the 2021-22 school year,[...]
  21. ^ "Home". Butler Middle School. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-15. 225 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001
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