Butler Area School District

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. It encompasses approximately 144 sqmi, and operates ten schools.

The 2006 enrollment for elementary students was 4,310 students and for secondary schools was 3,946 students.

History
In 2015, the board of trustees voted to close five elementary schools. Six board members voted in favor, and three voted against.

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.

Schools
Secondary schools:
 * Butler Area Senior High School (grades 9-12) - Butler Township
 * Butler Intermediate High School (grades 6-8) - Butler Township

Elementary schools:
 * Emily Brittain Community Partnership and Demonstration School (grades K-6) - Butler City
 * Broad Street Elementary School - Butler City
 * It closed in 2015. In 2017 Summit Township Elementary School used the Broad Street facility on a temporary basis. However, in 2021 the board of trustees voted to begin using Broad Street as a school again.
 * Center Township Elementary School (grades K-6) - Center Township
 * Connoquenessing Elementary School (grades K-6) - Connoquenessing Township
 * McQuistion Elementary School (grades K-6) - Butler Township
 * Northwest Elementary School (grades K-6) - Butler Township
 * Summit Elementary School (grades K-6) - Summit Township

Other schools:
 * 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.

Former schools
The district chose to close the following schools in 2015:
 * Center Avenue Elementary School - Butler City
 * 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, later Butler Middle School, closed in 2022 - Butler City