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.[2] It encompasses approximately 150 square miles (390 km2) and operates ten schools.[3]
Butler Area School District | |
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Address | |
110 Campus Lane North Eastern United States
Butler , (Butler County), Pennsylvania, 16001United States | |
Coordinates | 40°51′59″N 79°55′13″W / 40.866438°N 79.920409°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K-12 |
NCES District ID | 4204590[1] |
Students and staff | |
Enrollment | 7738 |
District mascot | Tuffy the Tornado |
Colors | White & Gold with Blue |
Other information | |
Website | www |
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.[4] 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.[5][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".[6] The Butler County Teacher's Institute, established in 1855, determined which resources were to be used in the classrooms.[6] 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.[7] By 1963, all of the county's one-room school-houses had closed.[8] In 2015, the board of trustees voted to close five elementary schools. Six board members voted in favor, and three voted against.[9]
Boundary
editThe 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.[10]
Schools
editElementary Schools (K-5)
edit- 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[14]
- Northwest Elementary School - Butler Township[14]
- Summit Elementary School - Summit Township[15]
Middle School (6-8)
edit- Butler Intermediate High School - Butler Township[14]
High School (9-12)
edit- Butler Area Senior High School - Butler Township[14]
Specials School(s)
edit- 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.[16]
Former schools
editThe district chose to close the following schools in 2015:[17]
- Center Avenue Elementary School - Butler City[18]
- Clearfield Township Elementary School - Clearfield Township
- Meridian Elementary School - Meridian in Butler Township
- Oakland Township Elementary School - Oakland Township
Another former school:
References
edit- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Butler Area Sd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Home". Butler Area School District. Retrieved 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: "Zoning District Map" (PDF). Butler Township. Retrieved 2024-07-15.Butler Area High School
(see area "C, 5") - ^ "District Information - Butler Area School District". www.basdk12.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ a b Cicero, Steve. "Little schools that could — Butler County's one-room schools". www.butlereagle.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "II. The Pennsylvania State Normal School". The American Journal of Education (1855-1882) (39). Hartford: American Periodicals Series III. June 1865 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Baughman, Cindy. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1895/95x13.htm. 1895 History of Butler County. R. C. Brown Co. pp. 185–192.
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missing title (help) - ^ https://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/school-preservation/files/150042@20-@20butler@20junior@20high.pdf
- ^ Wills, Rick (February 21, 2015). "One-room schools once dominated Butler County rural areas". www.tribliveoffers.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Butler votes in favor of closing 5 elementary schools". WPXI-TV. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-07-15. - Text list
- ^ "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Molczan, Kayla (2018-05-09). "'No Plans' For Broad Street School". Butler Radio WISR. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Friel, Tyler (2021-03-09). "Butler Area School District Approves Motion To Reopen Broad Street Elementary". Butler Radio WISR. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b c d "Zoning District Map" (PDF). Butler Township. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
Northwest School[...]Butler Area High School[...]Intermediate school[...]McQuistion School
(see areas: "C, 3" "C, 5", "D, 5", and "E, 7") - ^ "School Organization - Butler Area School District". www.basdk12.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Butler school board approves consolidation plan; 4 elementary schools closing". WPXI. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Residents Upset With Butler District's Decision To Close Schools". CBS News. KDKA-TV. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b "Butler Area Schools". Butler Area School District. Archived from the original on 1997-04-13. Retrieved 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
- ^ Trizzino, Eddie (2024-01-09). "Former Butler Middle School's fate uncertain". Butler Eagle. Butler, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
Butler Middle School closed at the end of the 2021-22 school year,[...]
- ^ "Home". Butler Middle School. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
225 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001