Butler Area School District Explained

Butler Area School District
Address:110 Campus Lane
Region:North Eastern United States
City:Butler
Zipcode:16001
Type:Public
Grades:K-12
Enrollment:7738
Mascot:Tuffy the Tornado
Colors:White & Gold with Blue

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.[1] It encompasses approximately 150sqmi and operates ten schools.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] In an 1856 report, Superintendent Black reported that 84 of the county's 182 school-houses "were unfit to enter" while 57 "were tolerable".[5] The Butler County Teacher's Institute, established in 1855, determined which resources were to be used in the classrooms. 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.[6] By 1963, all of the county's one-room school-houses had closed.[7] In 2015, the board of trustees voted to close five elementary schools. Six board members voted in favor, and three voted against.[8]

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.[9]

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:[16]

Another former school:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. Butler Area School District. 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: Web site: Zoning District Map. Butler Township. 2024-07-15. Butler Area High School. (see area "C, 5")
  2. Web site: District Information - Butler Area School District . 2024-08-12 . www.basdk12.org . en-US.
  3. Web site: Cicero . Steve . Little schools that could — Butler County’s one-room schools . 2024-08-12 . www.butlereagle.com . en-US.
  4. June 1865 . II. The Pennsylvania State Normal School . The American Journal of Education (1855-1882) . Hartford: American Periodicals Series III . 39 . ProQuest.
  5. Book: Baughman, Cindy . 1895 History of Butler County . . 185–192 . https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1895/95x13.htm.
  6. https://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/school-preservation/files/150042@20-@20butler@20junior@20high.pdf
  7. Web site: Wills . Rick . February 21, 2015 . One-room schools once dominated Butler County rural areas . 2024-08-12 . www.tribliveoffers.com.
  8. Web site: Butler votes in favor of closing 5 elementary schools. WPXI-TV. 2015-01-13. 2024-07-17.
  9. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-07-15. - Text list
  10. Web site: 2015-05-07 . Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools . 2024-07-15 . . KDKA-TV.
  11. Web site: Molczan . Kayla . 2018-05-09 . 'No Plans' For Broad Street School . 2024-07-17 . Butler Radio WISR.
  12. Web site: Friel . Tyler . 2021-03-09 . Butler Area School District Approves Motion To Reopen Broad Street Elementary . 2024-07-17 . Butler Radio WISR.
  13. Web site: Zoning District Map . 2024-07-15 . Butler Township . Northwest School[...]Butler Area High School[...]Intermediate school[...]McQuistion School. (see areas: "C, 3" "C, 5", "D, 5", and "E, 7")
  14. Web site: School Organization - Butler Area School District . 2024-08-12 . www.basdk12.org . en-US.
  15. Web site: Butler school board approves consolidation plan; 4 elementary schools closing. WPXI. 2015-05-06. 2024-07-17.
  16. Web site: Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools. KDKA-TV. CBS News. 2015-05-07. 2024-07-15.
  17. Web site: Butler Area Schools. https://web.archive.org/web/19970413214045fw_/http://www.butler.k12.pa.us/schools.html. Butler Area School District. 1997-04-13. 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.
  18. Web site: Trizzino. Eddie. Former Butler Middle School's fate uncertain . Butler Eagle. Butler, Pennsylvania. 2024-01-09. 2024-07-15. Butler Middle School closed at the end of the 2021-22 school year,[...].
  19. Web site: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527113515/https://www.basdk12.org/3/home. Butler Middle School. 2022-05-27. 2024-07-15. 225 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001 .

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