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Mars Area High School students climb off a bus on the first day of school, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Public schools

∎ Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District

Address: 776 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16038

Phone: 724-659-5820

Website: www.acvsd.org

Superintendent: David McDeavitt

School board members: Brady Feicht, Wesley Baum, Bob Best, Todd Gallagher, Carrie Armagost, John Burke, Patty Anderson, Clifford Adams, vacant seat

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

∎ 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, Gary Shingleton, Jennifer Cummings, John Conrad, Jennifer Daniels-Wells, Phil Heasley, Terry Stivason, Nina Teff, Cecilia Tomko

Board meetings: Committee of the whole meetings are held at 6 p.m. and are followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The monthly meetings typically take place during the second Monday of each month in the Intermediate High School Teacher Center.

∎ Freeport Area School District

Address: 621 S. Pike Road, Sarver

Mail: P.O. Box C, Freeport, PA 16229

Phone: 724-295-5141

Website: www.freeport.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Ian Magness

School board members: Gary Risch, Gregory Selinger, John Haven, Michael Huth, Christine Davies, Dino DiGiacobbe, Sylvia Maxwell, Daniel Ritter, Melanie Zembrzuski

Board meetings: Workshop meetings take place at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month in Audion/Room 83 (Entrance 10) of the high school. Regular school board meetings take place the second Wednesday of each month.

∎ 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: Josh Price, Brenda Ealey, Joseph Boltz, Robert Bray, William Summerville, Cari Harmon, Tara Hackwelder, Dennis Kelly, Ashley Summerville

Board meetings: Work sessions are held at 6 p.m. and regular meetings are held at 8 p.m. the second or third Monday of every month in the Jr./Sr. High School Large Group Instruction room.

∎ Knoch School District

Address: 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056

Phone: 724-352-1700

Website: www.knochsd.org

Superintendent: Melissa Grantz

School board members: Matt Bartlett, Donna Eakin, William Gebhart, Anthony Infante, Justin Kovach, David McRandal, Lori Musloe, Jesse Scheller, Jake Weidner

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

∎ Mars Area School District

Address: 545 Route 228, Mars, PA 16046

Phone: 724-625-1518

Website: www.marsk12.org

Superintendent: Mark Gross

School board members: John Kennedy, Anthony DePretis, Jennifer DiCuccio, Kevin Hagen, Aaron Rose, Justin Miller, Madelynn Marburger Barkley, Mike Bordt, Joseph Joswiak

Board meetings: Work session meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday and regular meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the district administration office board room.

∎ 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: Kathy McBride, Michael Panza, Linda Dillaman, Mark DeMatteis, Travis Beachem, Janeen Beatty, Brittney Larimore, Kelly Rugg, Nicole Sadler

Board meetings: Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month.

Seneca Valley School District’s Haine Elementary School had its first day of school on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

∎ Seneca Valley School District

Address: 124 Seneca School Road, Harmony, PA 16037

Phone: 724-452-6040

Website: www.svsd.net

Superintendent: Tracy Vitale

School board members: Eric DiTullio, Nick Brower, Susan Harrison, Tim Hester, Mike Jacobs, Kari Zimmer, Mark Gartner, Allyson Mazzoni, Travis Savitt-Kraft

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

∎ 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: Katee Gearhart, Mark Taylor, Carl Aglio, Mara Hensel, Vito Pilosi III, Gregory Schiller, Leslie Colosimo, Sara Whitman, Theresa Pearce

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

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: Elizabeth Baptiste

∎ First Baptist Christian School

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

Phone: 724-287-1188

Website: www.butlerfbcs.com

Email: fbcsbutler@zoominternet.net

∎ Glade Run Academy

Address: 30 Glade Run Drive, Zelienople

Mail: P.O. Box 70, Zelienople, PA 16063

Phone: 724-452-4453

Website: https://gladerun.org/education/glade-run-academy/

Email: bdietrich@gladerun.org

Principal: Brandy Dietrich

∎ 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

Website: www.grovecitychristianacademy.com

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

Head: Kirk Albrecht

∎ HIS Kids Christian School

Address: 650 Saxonburg Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-352-8177

Website: www.hiskidscs.com

Email: office@hiskidscs.org

Principal: Carol Novy, interim

∎ Holy Sepulcher Catholic School

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

Phone: 724-586-5022, ext. 3201

Website: https://holysepulcher.org

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

Principal: James Correll

∎ North Catholic High School

Address: 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 412-321-4823

Website: www.northcatholic.org

Email: office@northcatholic.org

President: Rev. Charles Bober

Principal: Zeb Jansante

∎ Penn Christian Academy

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

Phone: 724-586-5200

Website: www.pennchristianacademy.org

Email: pcaoffice@pennchristianacademy.org

Administrator: Vacant

School board members: Daniel Thompson, Matthew George, Kevin Hixon, Timothy Bean, Brandy Carothers, Becky Gore, Robert Zelmore

∎ Portersville Christian School

Address: 343 E. Portersville Road, Portersville

Phone: 724-368-8787

Website: www.ourpcs.org

Email: office@ourpcs.org

Principal: Jennifer Szlembarski

∎ St. Gregory Catholic School

Address: 115 Pine St., Zelienople, PA 16063

Phone: 724-452-9731

Website: www.school.stgregzelie.org

Principal: Michelle O'Shea

∎ St. Kilian Parish School

Address: 7076 Franklin Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 724-625-1288

Website: www.saintkilian.org

Email: school@saintkilian.org

Principal: Kristy Pietrone

∎ St. Luke Lutheran School

Address: 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot, PA 16023

Phone: 724-352-2221

Website: www.school.stlukecabot.org

Email: stlukeschool@stlukecabot.org

Principal: Angela Turner

School board: Michelle Rhodes, Karen Bartos, Len Bloom, Travis Mathers, Terri Delzer, Marni Rettig

Students play musical chairs during a game at an Olympic-themed field day at St. Wendelin School on Friday, May 15, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

∎ St. Wendelin School

Address: 211 Saint Wendelin Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-285-4986

Website: https://stwendelinschool.com/

Email: Stwend@zoominternet.net

Principal: JoLynn Clouse

Vo-Tech

∎ Butler County Vocational-Technical School

Address: 210 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-282-0735

Website: www.butlertec.us

Director: Regina Hiler

Joint operating committee: Board members include 12 representatives from districts the center serves: John Conrad (Butler Area), Jennifer Daniels-Wells (Butler Area), Phil Heasley (Butler Area), Nina Teff (Butler Area), Dennis Kelly (Karns City Area), Patricia Larrimer (Knoch), David McRandal (Knoch), Justin Miller (Mars Area), Brittney Larimore (Moniteau), Tim Hester (Seneca Valley) and Mark Taylor (Slippery Rock Area)

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

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