Butler Area School District

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

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 Butler 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

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

Elementary Schools (K-5)

Middle School (6-8)

High School (9-12)

Specials School(s)

Former schools

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

  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 July 15, 2024. 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 July 15, 2024. Butler Area High School (see area "C, 5")
  4. ^ "District Information - Butler Area School District". www.basdk12.org. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cicero, Steve. "Little schools that could — Butler County's one-room schools". www.butlereagle.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  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. 1895 History of Butler County. R. C. Brown Co. pp. 185–192.
  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 August 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Butler votes in favor of closing 5 elementary schools". WPXI-TV. January 13, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  11. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2024. - Text list
  12. ^ "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  13. ^ Molczan, Kayla (May 9, 2018). "'No Plans' For Broad Street School". Butler Radio WISR. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Friel, Tyler (March 9, 2021). "Butler Area School District Approves Motion To Reopen Broad Street Elementary". Butler Radio WISR. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d "Zoning District Map" (PDF). Butler Township. Retrieved July 15, 2024. 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 August 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "Butler school board approves consolidation plan; 4 elementary schools closing". WPXI. May 6, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Butler Area Schools". Butler Area School District. Archived from the original on April 13, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2024. 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 (January 9, 2024). "Former Butler Middle School's fate uncertain". Butler Eagle. Butler, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 15, 2024. Butler Middle School closed at the end of the 2021-22 school year,[...]
  21. ^ "Home". Butler Middle School. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2024. 225 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001