📍 551 Fairground Hill Road, Butler, Butler County, 16001
Butler Area IHS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Butler, Butler County. The school has 1,342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Butler Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 115.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Butler Area IHS enrolls 1,342 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 115.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.4% Two or more races and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,233 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
633 of the school's 1,342 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 597 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Butler Area IHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 11.
Butler Area IHS is one of 9 schools in Butler Area SD, based in Butler, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,901 students district-wide and employs 428 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,342 students, Butler Area IHS is larger than the district average of about 656 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe