School district · Pennsylvania

Butler Area SD

Butler Area SD in Pennsylvania: 9 public schools with 5,762 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,347 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
5,762
Students per teacher
13.4
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,347
PA $21.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
430
Counselors (FTE)
14.0
Students per counselor
412
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.6
Librarians (FTE): 4.8

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.2K15
$13.2K16
$14.0K17
$14.2K18
$14.9K19
$15.4K20
$16.2K21
$16.3K22
$16.4K23
$17.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.8% · $8.2M
State
44% · $53M
Local
49% · $58.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,503
Support services
$5,300
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.8M
Long-term debt
$69.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–522810.8
K–558411.1
K–528713.7
Emily Brittain El SchFree meals for all
K–525510.9
McQuistion El SchFree meals for all
K–549812.7
Northwest El SchFree meals for all
K–540413.8
K–525912.0
6–81,29111.9
9–121,95617.3

Sources

Address
110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001
Phone
(724)287-8721
Website