Butler Area School District - Community Butler Area School District is located in the central portion of Butler County. The school district consists of six townships, two boroughs, and one city. The townships include Center, Oakland, Butler, Summit, Clearfield, and Connoquenessing. The hub of the district is the city of Butler, which also is the county seat of Butler County. The school district covers 150 square miles with a total population of approximately 62,500.
Butler County is within easy access to main highways and railroads.
It is 40 miles north of Pittsburgh and within a 200-mile radius of Cleveland, Washington, Baltimore, Harrisburg, and Buffalo. All major building needs, both new and renovated, have been or will be completed within the next two years. Student enrollment in grades K-12 is approximately 8,500. Of the seven school districts in Butler County, the Butler Area School District is the largest. All seven districts are members of the Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School, which is located adjacent to Butler Senior High School.