Center Township El Sch

Center Township El Sch, a mid-tier K-5 school in Butler, Pennsylvania, run under Butler Area SD, instructs 584 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 32% above typical.

Butler Area SD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,762 students. Center Township El Sch is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Center Township El Sch logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Butler County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Center Township El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Center Township El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Butler County shows median household earnings sit near $89,843, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Center Township El Sch is one of 39 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 24,616 students).

The closest other public school is Northwest El Sch, roughly 2.7 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Center Township El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Center Township El Sch's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 683 (now 584). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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