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Best High Schools in Butler, PA

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At a glance

Schools

1,982

Students

Districts

Top rankedButler Area Senior High School455^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The city of Butler, Pennsylvania is home to two high schools: Butler Area Senior High School and Butler County Area Vocational Technical School. While Butler Area Senior High School is the larger of the two with 1,968 students, Butler County Area Vocational Technical School serves a more specialized population with just 17 students.

Butler Area Senior High School outperforms its counterpart on several key metrics, including a higher state-wide ranking of 2 out of 5 stars compared to 1 out of 5 for the vocational school. The high school also has a stronger 87.9% four-year graduation rate and better performance on 11th grade Keystone Exams in Literature, though it still underperforms the state average in Algebra I and Biology. In contrast, Butler County Area Vocational Technical School significantly trails the state average in all three Keystone Exam subjects.

Both schools serve economically disadvantaged populations, with Butler Area Senior High School having a 41.26% free/reduced lunch rate and Butler County Area Vocational Technical School having an even higher rate of 82.35%. The vocational school's low student-teacher ratio of 0.8 suggests a more specialized, hands-on educational approach focused on career training, while the high school spends $15,743 per student for the 2022-2023 school year.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Butler Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	1,956	113	17.3	41.5%	1,793 (91.7%)	41 (2.1%)	39 (2.0%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (3.6%)	40.3	455^th of 681 public high schools	33.2%		50.5	384^th of 686 public high schools	44.0%	71	42.2	35.1	54.9	$17,277	$388	$16,890
Butler County Area Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	210 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 282-0735	26	20	1.3	88.5%	25 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Butler

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Renfrew	6.17 mi	1	112^th
Prospect	7.99 mi	1	186^th
Saxonburg	8.46 mi	4	299^th
Fenelton	9.03 mi	1
West Sunbury	9.93 mi	2	229^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.