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{{Short description|School district in Pennsylvania, USA}}
{{Infobox school district
| name                   = Butler Area School District
| native_name            =
| logo                   =
| logo_alt               =
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| image2                 = Map of Butler County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
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| caption2               =
| address                = 110 Campus Lane
| location               =
| region                 = North Eastern United States
| city                   = Butler
| state                  = [[Pennsylvania]]
| province               =
| county                 = [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|(Butler County)]]
| zipcode                = 16001
| country                = [[United States]]
| coordinates            = {{Coord|40.866438|-79.920409|dim:250_region:US-PA:edu|name=District office|display=inline,title}}
| type                   = Public
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| grades                 = K-12
| established            = <!-- {{start date|}} -->
| closed                 = <!-- {{end date|}} -->
| schools                =
| us_nces_district_id    = {{NCES District ID|4204590|district_name=Butler Area Sd|access_date=July 28, 2011}}
| enrollment             = 6,058 (2022-23)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=4204590|title=Butler Area SD|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 19, 2024}}</ref>
| faculty                =
| teachers               = 428.60 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| staff                  =
| ratio                  = 14.13<ref name=NCES/>
| conference             =
| mascot                 = Tuffy the Tornado
| colors                 = White & Gold with Blue
| website                = {{URL|www.basdk12.org}}
}}
The '''Butler Area School District''' ('''BASD''') is a school district in western Pennsylvania, headquartered in [[Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler Township]], [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler County]]; the office has a [[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]] postal address.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basdk12.org/|title=Home|publisher=Butler Area School District|access-date=2024-07-15|quote=110 Campus Lane Butler PA 16001}} - on the same property as [[Butler Area High School]], which is at [https://shs.basdk12.org/ 120 Campus Lane], and the high school is in the township: {{cite web|url=https://butlertwp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Zoning-Map-2020-09.pdf|title=Zoning District Map|publisher=Butler Township|access-date=2024-07-15|quote=Butler Area High School}} (see area "C, 5")</ref> It encompasses approximately {{convert|150|sqmi|km2}} and operates ten schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Information - Butler Area School District |url=https://www.basdk12.org/our-district/district-information |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.basdk12.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cicero |first=Steve |title=Little schools that could — Butler County’s one-room schools |url=https://www.butlereagle.com/20240312/little-schools-that-could-butler-countys-one-room-schools/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.butlereagle.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June 1865 |title=II. The Pennsylvania State Normal School |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/72be072c821815b288c6733c6c0d5f57/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=24236 |journal=The American Journal of Education (1855-1882) |publication-place=Hartford: American Periodicals Series III |issue=39 |via=ProQuest}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In an 1856 report, Superintendent Black reported that 84 of the county's 182 school-houses "were unfit to enter" while 57 "were tolerable".<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Baughman |first=Cindy |title=1895 History of Butler County |publisher=[[R. C. Brown Co.]] |pages=185–192 |chapter-url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1895/95x13.htm}}</ref> The Butler County Teacher's Institute, established in 1855, determined which resources were to be used in the classrooms.<ref name=":1" /> The first [[Butler Area Senior High School|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.<ref>https://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/school-preservation/files/150042@20-@20butler@20junior@20high.pdf</ref> By 1963, all of the county's one-room school-houses had closed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wills |first=Rick |date=February 21, 2015 |title=One-room schools once dominated Butler County rural areas |url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/one-room-schools-once-dominated-butler-county-rural-areas/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.tribliveoffers.com}}</ref> In 2015, the board of trustees voted to close five elementary schools. Six board members voted in favor, and three voted against.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/butler-school-district-board-votes-favor-closing-5/46334212/|title=Butler votes in favor of closing 5 elementary schools|publisher=[[WPXI-TV]]|date=2015-01-13|access-date=2024-07-17}}</ref>
==Boundary==
The district covers<!--UNI 04590--> the [[Butler, Pennsylvania|City of Butler]], the boroughs of [[Connoquenessing, Pennsylvania|Connoquenessing]] and [[East Butler, Pennsylvania|East Butler]], and the townships of [[Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler]], [[Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Center]], [[Clearfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield]], [[Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Connoquenessing]], [[Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Oakland]] and [[Summit Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Summit]]. [[Census-designated places]] in Butler Township include [[Homeacre-Lyndora, Pennsylvania|Homeacre-Lyndora]], [[Meadowood, Pennsylvania|Meadowood]], [[Meridian, Pennsylvania|Meridian]], and [[Oak Hills, Pennsylvania|Oak Hills]]. CDPs in Center Township include [[Shanor-Northvue, Pennsylvania|Shanor-Northvue]] and [[Unionville, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Unionville]].<ref name=CensusSDMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42019_butler/DC20SD_C42019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42019_butler/DC20SD_C42019_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
==Schools==
=== Elementary Schools (K-5) ===
* [https://bses.basdk12.org Broad Street Elementary School] - Butler City
** It closed in 2015.<ref name="Resupskdka">{{cite web |date=2015-05-07 |title=Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/butler-schools-closing-consolidating-to-save-district-3-5-million/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |agency=[[KDKA-TV]]}}</ref> In 2017 Summit Township Elementary School used the Broad Street facility on a temporary basis.<ref>{{cite web |last=Molczan |first=Kayla |date=2018-05-09 |title='No Plans' For Broad Street School |url=https://butlerradio.com/no-plans-for-broad-street-school/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |publisher=Butler Radio [[WISR]]}}</ref> However, in 2021 the board of trustees voted to begin using Broad Street as a school again.<ref>{{cite web |last=Friel |first=Tyler |date=2021-03-09 |title=Butler Area School District Approves Motion To Reopen Broad Street Elementary |url=https://butlerradio.com/butler-area-school-district-approves-motion-to-reopen-broad-street-elementary/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |publisher=Butler Radio [[WISR]]}}</ref>
* [https://ctes.basdk12.org Center Township Elementary School] - Center Township
* [https://ces.basdk12.org Connoquenessing Elementary School] - Connoquenessing Township
* [https://ebes.basdk12.org Emily Brittain Elementary School] - Butler City
* [https://mes.basdk12.org McQuistion Elementary School] - Butler Township<ref name="Twpzoningmap">{{cite web |title=Zoning District Map |url=https://butlertwp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Zoning-Map-2020-09.pdf |access-date=2024-07-15 |publisher=Butler Township |quote=Northwest School[...]Butler Area High School[...]Intermediate school[...]McQuistion School}} (see areas: "C, 3" "C, 5", "D, 5", and "E, 7")</ref>
* [https://nes.basdk12.org Northwest Elementary School] - Butler Township<ref name="Twpzoningmap" />
* [https://ses.basdk12.org Summit Elementary School] - Summit Township<ref>{{Cite web |title=School Organization - Butler Area School District |url=https://www.basdk12.org/our-district/school-organization |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.basdk12.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Middle School (6-8) ===
* [https://ihs.basdk12.org Butler Intermediate High School] - Butler Township<ref name="Twpzoningmap" />
=== High School (9-12) ===
* [[Butler Area Senior High School]] - Butler Township<ref name="Twpzoningmap" />
=== Specials School(s) ===
* [https://www.basdk12.org/10/home 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/butler-school-board-approves-consolidation-plan-4-/46174226/|title=Butler school board approves consolidation plan; 4 elementary schools closing|publisher=[[WPXI]]|date=2015-05-06|access-date=2024-07-17}}</ref>
=== Former schools ===
The district chose to close the following schools in 2015:<!--Note Broad Street ES reopened--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/butler-schools-closing-consolidating-to-save-district-3-5-million/|title=Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools|agency=[[KDKA-TV]]|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=2015-05-07|access-date=2024-07-15}}</ref>
* Center Avenue Elementary School - Butler City<ref name=Schoollist1997>{{cite web|url=http://www.butler.k12.pa.us/schools.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970413214045fw_/http://www.butler.k12.pa.us/schools.html|title=Butler Area Schools|publisher=Butler Area School District|archive-date=1997-04-13|access-date=2024-07-15|quote=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}}</ref>
* Clearfield Township Elementary School - Clearfield Township
* Meridian Elementary School - [[Meridian, Pennsylvania|Meridian]] in Butler Township
* Oakland Township Elementary School - Oakland Township
Another former school:
* Butler Area Junior High School,<ref name=Schoollist1997/> later Butler Middle School, closed in 2022<ref>{{cite web|last=Trizzino|first=Eddie|url=https://www.butlereagle.com/20240109/former-butler-middle-schools-fate-uncertain/|title=Former Butler Middle School's fate uncertain |newspaper=[[Butler Eagle]]|place=[[Butler, Pennsylvania]]|date=2024-01-09|access-date=2024-07-15|quote=Butler Middle School closed at the end of the 2021-22 school year,[...]}}</ref> - Butler City<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basdk12.org/3/home|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527113515/https://www.basdk12.org/3/home|title=Home|publisher=Butler Middle School|archive-date=2022-05-27|access-date=2024-07-15|quote=225 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001 }}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.butler.k12.pa.us/ Official site]
*[http://www.goldentornadosports.net School District sports website]
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