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Butler Area School District

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Butler Area School District
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Address
110 Campus Lane
North Eastern United States
Butler
, (Butler County), Pennsylvania, 16001
United States
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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 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

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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)
Secondary schools
Special school

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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