Butler Area School District
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". and operates ten schools.[2]
The 2006 enrollment for elementary students was 4,310 students and for secondary schools was 3,946 students.
History
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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][3] 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.[5] 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.[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)
- Broad Street Elementary School - Butler City
- Center Township Elementary School - Center Township
- Connoquenessing Elementary School - Connoquenessing Township
- Emily Brittain Elementary School - Butler City
- McQuistion Elementary School - Butler Township[13]
- Northwest Elementary School - Butler Township[13]
- Summit Elementary School - Summit Township[14]
Middle School (6-8)
- Butler Intermediate High School - Butler Township[13]
High School (9-12)
- Butler Area Senior High School - Butler Township[13]
Specials School(s)
- Center Avenue Community School (grades K-12) - Butler City. It is for students who are differently abled; it was a traditional elementary school prior to 2015.[15]
Former schools
The district chose to close the following schools in 2015:[16]
- Center Avenue Elementary School - Butler City[17]
- 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,[17] later Butler Middle School, closed in 2022[18] - Butler City[19]
References
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