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Enrollment
1,956
High
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER AREA SD·NCES 420459007554
Butler Area SHS
120 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001 · (724) 287-8721 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,956 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
812 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 469 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 521 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 458 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 508 | 26% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Butler Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
42.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 40.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Butler Area SHS
Butler Area SHS's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Area SHS this school | 1,956 | 41.5% | 46.6% |
| Hempfield Area SHS Greensburg | 1,228 | 35.4% | 66.6% |
| Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown | 1,263 | 37.9% | 57.7% |
| Greater Latrobe SHS Latrobe | 1,115 | 36.7% | 61.7% |
| Norwin High School North Huntingdon | 1,671 | 30.2% | 74.6% |
| Trinity SHS Washington | 1,054 | 43.1% | 63.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Butler Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #356 of 576 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #273 of 626 ▲ 4 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #359 of 626 ▼ 14 | #7 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,956 | #38 of 713 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #539 of 601 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #434 of 604 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #444 of 619 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #24 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,956
+477 (+32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,956 | 112.8 | 17.3:1 | 42% (812) |
| 2023-24 | 1,968 | 116.8 | 16.9:1 | 41% (812) |
| 2022-23 | 1,989 | 110.5 | 18.0:1 | 31% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 1,479 | 82 | 18.0:1 | 26% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 1,588 | 91.5 | 17.4:1 | 21% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 1,690 | 98 | 17.2:1 | 29% (484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butler Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,588 to 1,956); teachers up 23% (91.5 to 112.8).
About Butler Area SHS
Families in Butler, Pennsylvania, are served by Butler Area SHS, a high-enrollment high school. In all, 1,956 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 165% larger than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
District-wide, Butler Area SD has 9 schools and 5,762 students.
Roughly 92% of students at Butler Area SHS are White. Other students are 4% multiracial and 2% Black. Butler County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
There are 112.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Butler Area SHS, giving a ratio of 17.3:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 4.6 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 812 students, or 42%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Butler Area SHS lands at C, ahead of 29% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Butler Area SHS sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.6% and a predicted 59.8%.
In Butler County, median household income comes to about $89,843, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler County counts 39 public schools with about 24,616 students.
Butler County Area Vocational Technical School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Butler Area SHS. Butler Area SHS has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 51.7%, higher than Butler Area SHS's 46.6%.
The federal government classifies Butler Area SHS's location as Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Butler Area SHS had a net gain of 477 students, or 32%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Butler Area SHS. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butler Area SD
- Butler Area IHSMiddle · 1,291 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- McQuistion Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Connoquenessing Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Summit Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Butler
- Butler Area IHSMiddle · 1,291 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- McQuistion Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Summit Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Emily Brittain Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Butler County Area Vocational Technical School0.1 mi · 26
- Butler Area IHS0.3 mi · 1,291
- Broad Street Elementary School0.8 mi · 228
- Emily Brittain Elementary School1.0 mi · 255
- Northwest Elementary School1.1 mi · 404
- McQuistion Elementary School2.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Butler Area SHSHow many students attend Butler Area SHS?
Butler Area SHS enrolls approximately 1,956 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Butler Area SHS serve?
Butler Area SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Butler Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Butler Area SHS is approximately 17.3:1 (113 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Butler Area SHS?
At Butler Area SHS, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Butler Area SHS?
Butler Area SHS is overseen by Butler Area SD in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.