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Butler Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,267 students in Butler Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Butler Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
9 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
5,807 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
428 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Butler Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#185 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
57%
Graduation Rate
85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.65
# American Indian Students
15 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
19 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
134 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
17%
# Black Students
112 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
2%
20%
# White Students
5,322 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
92%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
201 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
397
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
470
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
412
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
412
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
446
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
438
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
422
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
402
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
440
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
516
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
505
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
504
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
443
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,221 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,427 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$112 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$107 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,221
$23,696
Spending / Student
$18,427
$23,119
Best Butler Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Butler Area Ihs
(Math: 22% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
551 Fairground Hill Road
Butler, PA 16001
(724) 287-8721
Butler, PA 16001
(724) 287-8721
Grades: 6-8
| 1,267 students
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