Public schools in Butler, PA
Butler has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,501 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Butler Area SD runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Butler's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Butler | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Area SD | 8 | 6,058 | $15,227 |
| Butler County AVTS | 1 | 22 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Butler, 1,982 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Area SHS | 1,956 | 17.3 | 38.6% | Butler Area SD |
| Butler County AVTS | 26 | 1.3 | 84.6% | Butler County AVTS |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Butler, 1,291 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Area IHS | 1,291 | 11.9 | 42.1% | Butler Area SD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Butler, 2,228 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Twp Sch | 584 | 11.1 | 39.0% | Butler Area SD |
| Mcquistion Elementary School | 498 | 12.7 | 60.3% | Butler Area SD |
| Northwest Elementary School | 404 | 13.8 | 46.2% | Butler Area SD |
| Summit Elementary School | 259 | 12.0 | 95.0% | Butler Area SD |
| Emily Brittain Elementary School | 255 | 10.9 | 95.7% | Butler Area SD |
| Broad Street Elementary School | 228 | 10.8 | 98.7% | Butler Area SD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Butler's public schools compare with Pennsylvania's
The median Butler school has 11.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 13.1. 56% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 43% across the state. Its median school enrolls 404 students (state 460).
| Butler | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 404 | 460 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 56% | 43% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 33% | 41% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 6.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Butler schools and the 2,899 Pennsylvania schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Butler
- Butler Area SDRuns 8 of Butler's 9 public schools and spent $15,227 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,227
- Butler Area SHS, the largest high school in Butler1,956 students in 2024-25, 17.3 per teacher.1,956
- Compare Butler Area SD with Butler County AVTSButler's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Butler addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia302 schools
- Pittsburgh145 schools
- Harrisburg40 schools
- York39 schools
- Lancaster37 schools
- Erie35 schools
- Allentown34 schools
- Reading32 schools
Questions about schools in Butler
How many public schools are in Butler, PA?
9 public schools with an address in Butler were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,501 students.What is the largest high school in Butler?
Butler Area SHS, with 1,956 students in 2024-25 (Butler Area SD).Which districts run Butler's schools?
Butler Area SD (8 schools), Butler County AVTS (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25