Schools

July 27, 2023 Last Updated: July 26, 2023 04:59 PM Special Sections

Public Schools

∎Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District

Address: 776 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16038

Phone: 724-659-5820

Fax: 724-659-4774

Website: www.acvsd.org

Superintendent: David McDeavitt

School board members: Brady Feicht, Jeff Powell, Kelly Terwilliger, Erik Sundling, Carrie Armagost, Meghan Dreher, Diane Page, Corey Sherman, Jameen Stump

Board meetings: Virtual workshop meetings are held 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month. Regular/voting meetings are held 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month in the elementary school cafetorium.

Enrollment: 589

Tax rate: Butler County, 79.9 mills; Armstrong County, 33.42 mills; Clarion County, 53.6 mills; Venango County, 14.88 mills

Municipalities served: Allegheny Township in Butler County; Parker City in Hovey Township in Armstrong County; Foxburg, Perry and Richland townships and St. Petersburg in Clarion County; and Emlenton and Richland and Scrubgrass townships in Venango County

Audrinna Harris, of Butler, works at her desk as fifth grade teacher Kelly Osborne assists other students on the first day of class at Broad Street Elementary School in the Butler Area School District.

∎Butler Area School District

Address: 110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-287-8721

Website: www.basdk12.org

Superintendent: Brian White

School board members: Al Vavro, Jennifer Cummings, John Conrad, Jennifer Daniels-Wells, Phil Heasley, Gary Shingleton, Nina Teff, Cecilia Tomko, Mary Waggoner

Board meetings: Committee of the whole meetings are held 6 p.m. and are followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. the second and third Mondays of each month in the Intermediate High School Teacher Center.

Enrollment: 6,012

Tax rate: 106.98 mills

Municipalities served: City of Butler; Center, Clearfield, Connoquenessing, Butler, Oakland and Summit townships, and the boroughs of Connoquenessing and East Butler

∎Freeport Area School District

Address: P.O. Box C, Freeport, PA 16229; 621 South Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055

Phone: 724-295-5141

Website: www.freeport.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Ian Magness

School board members: Adam Toncini, Gregory Selinger, Melanie Bollinger, Michael Huth, Christine Davies, John Haven, Frank Prazenica, Gary Risch, Melanie Zembrzuski, Mary Dobransky

Board meetings: 7:30 p.m. second Wednesday of every month in the high school auditorium/Room 83.

Enrollment: 1,850

Tax Rate: Butler County, 170.30 mills; Armstrong County, 69.02 mills

Municipalities served: Buffalo Township in Butler County; and Freeport and South Buffalo Township in Armstrong County

∎Grove City Area School District

Address: 511 Highland Ave., Grove City, PA 16127

Phone: 724-458-6733

Website: www.grovecity.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Jeffrey Finch

School board members: Douglas Gerwick, Ryan Thomas, Randy Arnold, August Hurst, Lee McCracken, Constance Nichols, Armando Sciullo, Jeffrey Tedford, Patty Wilson

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. first and second Mondays of each month.

Enrollment: 1,776

Tax rate: 71 mills

Municipalities served: Grove City and Pine, Liberty, Springfield and Wolf Creek townships in Mercer County

Christine Spencer, a reading specialist educator, guides Ali Ritzert in a word syllable exercise at Chicora Elementary School in Chicora.

∎Karns City Area School District

Address: 1446 Kittanning Pike, Karns City, PA 16041

Phone: 724-756-2030

Website: www.kcasdk12.org

Superintendent: Eric Ritzert

School board members: Matt Bishop, Robert Bray, Brenda Ealey, Tara Hackwelder, Cari Harmon, Domina Hillwig Friel, Vance Perry, Josh Price, Ashley Summerville

Board meetings: Work sessions are held 6 p.m. and regular meetings are held 8 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Jr./Sr. High School LGI room.

Enrollment: 1,335

Tax rate: Butler County, 98.20 mills; Armstrong County, 43.39 mills; Clarion County, 44.49 mills

Municipalities served: Parts of Butler, Armstrong and Clarion counties: Chicora, Fairview, Karns City, Petrolia and Bruin, and Parker, Fairview and Donegal townships in Butler County; Sugarcreek, Perry, Bradys Bend townships in Armstrong County; and East Brady and Brady Township in Clarion County

Installers from Shaw Sports Turf place the artificial turf atop the field at Knoch Athletic Stadium.

∎Knoch School District

Address: 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056

Phone: 724-352-1700

Fax: 724-352-3622

Website: www.knochsd.org

Superintendent: David Foley

School Board Members: Patti Larrimer, Donna Eakin, Jill McDonald, Debra Miller, David McRandal, William Gebhart, Anthony Infante, Rebecca Boyd, Justin Kovach

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. first and second Wednesdays of each month in the Knoch Middle School Library.

Enrollment: 2,035

Tax rate: 94.28 mills

Municipalities served: Clinton, Jefferson, Penn and Winfield townships, and Saxonburg

Students get on the bus in the Mars Area School District.

∎Mars Area School District

Address: 545 Route 228, Mars, PA 16046

Phone: 724-625-1518

Fax: 724-625-1060

Website: www.marsk12.org

Superintendent: Mark Gross

School board members: John Kennedy, Sallie Wick, Anthony DePretis, Jennifer DiCuccio, Kevin Hagen, Megan Lenz, Justin Miller, Lee Ann Riner, Nicole Thurner

Board meetings: Work session meetings are held 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday and regular meetings are held 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday each month in the District Administration Office Board Room.

Enrollment: 3,519

Tax rate: 105.526 mills

Municipalities served: Mars and Valencia and Adams and Middlesex townships

Students arrive at Dassa McKinney Elementary School, which now houses all of the Moniteau School District's elementary students. The Clay Township school was expanded, a project that was completed by fall 2004.

∎Moniteau School District

Address: 1810 W. Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061

Phone: 724-637-2117

Website: www.moniteau.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Aubrie Schnelle

School board members: Michael Panza, Joann Duke, Linda Dillaman, Mark DeMatteis, Matthew Zietz, Jennifer Rottman, Michael Baptiste, Brittney Larimore, Kathy McBride

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of every month.

Enrollment: 1,182

Tax rate: 97.38 mills

Municipalities served: Cherry Valley, Eau Claire and West Sunbury, and Clay, Cherry, Concord, Marion, Venango and Washington townships

∎Seneca Valley School District

Address: 124 Seneca School Road, Harmony, PA 16037

Phone: 724-452-6040

Fax: 724-452-6105

Website: www.svsd.net

Superintendent: Tracy Vitale

School board members: Eric DiTullio, James Nickel, Susan Harrison, Tim Hester, Leslie Bredl, Mike Jacobs, Fred Peterson, Jeff Widdowson, Kathy Whittle

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month in the Intermediate High School Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

Enrollment: 7,381

Tax rate: 133 mills

Municipalities served: Callery, Evans City, Harmony, Seven Fields and Zelienople, and Cranberry, Forward, Jackson and Lancaster townships

∎Slippery Rock Area School District

Address: 201 Kiester Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Phone: 724-794-2960

Website: www.slipperyrock.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Alfonso Angelucci

School board members: Vito Pilosi III, Heather Scott, Mark Taylor, Jessica Twentier, Diane Double, Gregory Schiller, Leslie Colosimo, Sara Whitman, Theresa Pearce

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month in the Slippery Rock Middle School library unless otherwise indicated.

Enrollment: 1,875

Tax rate: 104.75 mills

Municipalities served: Harrisville, Portersville, Prospect, Slippery Rock and West Liberty, and Brady, Franklin, Mercer, Muddy Creek, Slippery Rock and Worth townships

∎Union School District

Address: 354 Baker St., Ste. 2, Rimersburg, PA 16248

Phone: 814-473-6311

Website: www.unionsd.net

Superintendent: Dr. John Kimmel

School board members: Terry Sweeney, Jeffrey Kriebel, Jeff Shirey, Adam Vogle, Shelly Atzeni, Tressa Smith, John Creese, Kenneth Walter, Lisa Norbert

Board meetings: Work session meetings are held 7 p.m. the second Thursday. Regular meetings are held the third Thursday of every month in the high school library.

Enrollment: 579

Tax rate: 50.51 mills

Municipalities served: Rimersburg and Sligo, and Madison, Piney and Toby townships in Clarion County

Specialized Schools

Butler County Vocational-Technical School culinary arts student Ryan Ortz, left, spreads glaze on a cookie, while Kayla Martinez adds sprinkles to another.

∎Butler County Vocational-Technical School

Address: 210 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-282-0735

Fax: 724-282-7448

Website: www.butlertec.us

Director: Regina Hiler

Joint operating committee: Board members include representatives from districts the center serves: John Conrad, Jennifer Daniels-Wells, Nina Teff (Butler), Vance Perry (Karns City), Justin Miller (Mars), Bryan Sack (Moniteau), Michael Jacobs, Frederick Peterson (Seneca Valley), Mark Taylor (Slippery Rock), William Gebhart, Debra Miller (Knoch)

JOC meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted, in Butler County AVTS Conference Room.

Enrollment: 1,013

Districts served: Butler Area, Karns City Area, Mars Area, Moniteau, Seneca Valley, Slippery Rock Area and Knoch

Private Schools

∎Butler Catholic School

Address: 515 E. Locust St., Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-285-4276

Website: www.butlercatholic.org

Email: bcsoffice@butlercatholic.org

Principal: John Hazur

Enrollment: 236

Districts served: All Butler County schools

∎First Baptist Christian School

Address: 221 W. New Castle St., Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-287-1188

Fax: 724-287-6394

Website: www.butlerfbcs.com

Email: fbcsbutler@zoominternet.net

Principal: Dan Gwilt

Enrollment: 101

Districts Served: Butler Area, Knoch, Moniteau, Slippery Rock Area, Karns City Area, Mars Area and Seneca Valley

∎Grove City Christian Academy

Address: 301 N Madison Ave., Grove City, PA 16127; 105 Mill Street, Grove City, PA 16127

Phone: Madison Avenue, 724-458-5253; Mill Street, 724-458-5253

Fax: 724-458-5259

Website: www.grovecitychristianacademy.com

Email: MadisonAve@GroveCityChristianAcademy.com; MillSt@GroveCityChristianAcademy.com

Enrollment: 240

Districts Served: Grove City Area, Mercer, Slippery Rock Area, Moniteau, Franklin, Lakeview, New Wilmington, Fredonia and Polk

∎HIS Kids Christian School

Address: 650 Saxonburg Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-352-8177

Fax: 724-524-1447

Website: www.hiskidschristianschool.godaddysites.com

Email: office@hiskidscs.org

Principal: Carol Novy, interim

Enrollment: 80

Districts Served: Butler Area, Knoch, Mars Area, Freeport Area, Seneca Valley, Karns City Area and Slippery Rock Area

∎Holy Sepulcher Catholic School

Address: 6515 Old Route 8 North, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-586-5022

Fax: 724-586-5073

Website: www.saintkilian.org/hscs

Email: school@holysepulcher.org; jcorrell@holysepulcher.org

Principal: James Correll

Enrollment: 122

Districts Served: Butler Area, Knoch, Freeport Area, Mars Area, Seneca Valley, Deer Lakes, Pine-Richland and Hampton

Nicholas Lytle,17, left and Gabe Felice,16, pilot The North Catholic robot they call Cogsworth at the inaugural First Robotics Competition at North Catholic High School.

∎North Catholic High School

Address: 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 412-321-4823

Fax: 724-776-2287

Website: www.northcatholic.org

Principal: Michael Palcsey

Enrollment: 682

Districts Served: Seneca Valley, Mars Area and surrounding districts

∎Penn Christian Academy

Address: 199 W. Airport Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-586-5200

Website: www.pennchristianacademy.org

Administrator: Craig Carnahan

School board: Bill McCarrier, Derek Crawford, Deanna McCarrier, Michael Hoffer, Delia Bouwers Bianchin, Samuel Steele, Conlan Walsh, Daniel Thompson

Enrollment: 187

Districts Served: Butler Area, Knoch, Slippery Rock Area, Mars Area, Pine-Richland, Deer Lakes and Seneca Valley

∎St. Gregory Catholic School

Address: 115 Pine St., Zelienople, PA 16063

Phone: 724-452-9731

Fax: 724-452-4064

Website: www.school.stgregzelie.org

Principal: Erin Rice

Enrollment: 200

Districts Served: Parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties; transports from Ambridge, Butler, Ellwood City, Freedom, Mars, New Brighton, North Allegheny, Riverside, Rochester, Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock Area

∎St. Kilian Parish School

Address: 7076 Franklin Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 724-625-1665

Website: www.saintkilian.org/hscs

Email: school@saintkilian.org; kpietrone@saintkilian.org

Principal: Kristy Pietrone

Enrollment: 620

Districts Served: Seneca Valley, Mars Area, Knoch, Pine-Richland, North Allegheny, Ambridge, Avonworth and Freedom

∎ St. Luke Lutheran School

Address: 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot, PA 16023

Phone: 724-352-2221

Fax: 724-352-2355