Butler Area Shs High School
120 Campus Ln
Butler PA, 16001, Butler County
Phone: 724-287-8721
Ranking:
(102 out of 626, top 16%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 11 to Grade 12
School District: Butler Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 75 | 74 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 78 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,165 | 1,273 | 1,230 | 1,251 | 1,330 | 1,259 | 1,279 | |||||||
Grade 11: | 551 | 47.3% | 624 | 49.0% | 644 | 52.4% | 591 | 47.2% | 693 | 52.1% | 641 | 50.9% | 627 | 49.0% |
Grade 12: | 614 | 52.7% | 649 | 51.0% | 586 | 47.6% | 660 | 52.8% | 637 | 47.9% | 612 | 48.6% | 642 | 50.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 611 | 52.4% | 678 | 53.3% | 656 | 53.3% | 675 | 54.0% | 677 | 50.9% | 645 | 51.2% | 656 | 51.3% |
Female: | 554 | 47.6% | 595 | 46.7% | 574 | 46.7% | 576 | 46.0% | 641 | 48.2% | 604 | 48.0% | 619 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.2% | 11 | 0.9% |
Black: | 36 | 3.1% | 38 | 3.0% | 30 | 2.4% | 15 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.3% | 12 | 0.9% |
White: | 1,108 | 95.1% | 1,209 | 95.0% | 1,163 | 94.6% | 1,202 | 96.1% | 1,280 | 96.2% | 1,210 | 96.1% | 1,249 | 97.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 257 | 22.1% | 253 | 19.9% | 204 | 16.6% | 203 | 16.2% | 186 | 14.0% | 163 | 12.9% | 188 | 14.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 2.3% | 44 | 3.5% | 33 | 2.7% | 37 | 3.0% | 50 | 3.8% | 58 | 4.6% | 58 | 4.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.61 | 17.28 | 17.32 | 16.60 | 17.01 | 16.20 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.8% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70.6% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.8% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.6% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.3% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.4% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 76.3% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.3% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.4% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.4% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.1% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.9% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.2% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 39.8% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 48.7% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.6% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.3% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.9% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.4% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92.1% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.5% | 82.9% |
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* Butler Area Shs High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.