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July 23, 2025 Last Updated: July 09, 2025 12:03 PM Special Sections

Public schools

Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School students bottle up their freshly homemade strawberry jam. Submitted photo

∎ 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, John Burke, Diane Page, Patty Anderson, Clifford Adams

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.

Enrollment: 589

Tax rate: Butler County, 92.25 mills; Armstrong County, 34.32 mills; Clarion County, 51.67 mills; Venango County, 16.4 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

Broad Street Elementary School's police officer James Green smiles while being recognized for his receiving the national RISE (Recognizing Inspiring School Employees) Award at Butler Intermediate High School on Jan. 17. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎ 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.

Enrollment: 6,100

Tax rate: 109.64 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 S. Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055

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

Secretary: Mary Dobransky

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.

Enrollment: 1,699

Tax rate: Butler County, 181.87 mills; Armstrong County, 65.1 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: Ryan Thomas, Jeffrey Tedford, Randy Arnold, Erik Bardy, Karen Hazy Bishop, August Hurst, Constance Nichols, Patty Wilson, Douglas Gerwick

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

Enrollment: 1,722

Tax rate: 78.6 mills

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

Students at Karns City Area Elementary School collected boxes of cereal for their Weekend Food Backpack program. Submitted photo

∎ 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, Domina Hillwig, Dennis Kelly, Ashley Summerville

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

Enrollment: 1,316

Tax rate: Butler County, 105.64 mills; Armstrong County, 39.30 mills; Clarion County, 40.14 mills

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

Ella Whiting, a second-grader, successfully completes the limbo as students from Knoch Primary School celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 13. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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∎ 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, William Gebhart, Anthony Infante, Rebecca Boyd, Justin Kovach, Jesse Scheller, David McRandal

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

Enrollment: 2,010

Tax rate: 94.275 mills

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

Students play chess during chess club or recess on three large boards, provided by the Mars Planet Foundation, at the Mars Area Centennial School. Submitted photo

∎ 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, Anthony DePretis, Jennifer DiCuccio, Kevin Hagen, Aaron Rose, Justin Miller, Lee Ann Riner, Daniel Long, Matthew Duff

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

Enrollment: 3,500

Tax rate: 110 mills

Municipalities served: Mars and Valencia and Adams and Middlesex townships

Moniteau High School's marching band performs during the 2024 Spirit of Christmas parade along Main Street in Butler. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎ 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, Linda Dillaman, Mark DeMatteis, Travis Beachem, Jennifer Rottman, Janeen Beatty, Brittney Larimore, Kathy McBride, Christopher Stamm

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

Enrollment: 1,065

Tax rate: 101.38 mills

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

Seneca Valley School District kindergarten students play at a new diner-themed dramatic play center on Jan. 17 in Haine Middle School’s gymnasium. Matthew Glover/Butler Eagle

∎ 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, Nick Brower, Susan Harrison, Tim Hester, Leslie Bredl, Mike Jacobs, Fred Peterson, Jeff Widdowson, Kari Zimmer

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

Enrollment: 7,460

Tax rate: 143.85 mills

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

Mike Shaffer, an environmental education specialist at Moraine State Park, talks to Moraine Elementary School students during career day in the Slippery Rock Area School District. Submitted photo

∎ 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: Carl Aglio, Heather Scott, Mark Taylor, Diane Double, 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.

Enrollment: 1,750

Tax rate: 108 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., Suite 2, Rimersburg, PA 16248

Phone: 814-473-6311

Website: www.unionsd.net

Superintendent: John Kimmel

School board members: Terry Sweeney, Jeffrey Kriebel, Shelly Atzeni, Tressa Smith, John Creese, Kenneth Walter, Lisa Norbert, Tricia Hepler, Lianna Empfield

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

Enrollment: 510

Tax rate: 63.317 mills

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

Specialized schools

Jordan Lusky, a building construction student at Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School, paints a wall at the school on May 2. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

∎ 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 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), Kathy McBride (Moniteau), Tim Hester (Seneca Valley), Frederick Peterson Jr. (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.

Enrollment: 1,250

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

Private schools

Preschooler Isaiah Walsh plays basketball during a Catholic Schools Week celebration at Butler Catholic School on Jan. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips

∎ 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: 186

Districts served: All Butler County schools

Madelynn Metzm a junior at the First Baptist School in Butler, lines up a shot during National Archery in the Schools Program Pennsylvania State Qualifying Archery Tournament at Portersville Christian School on Feb. 8. Butler Eagle photo

∎ 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

Principal: Tim Hindley

Enrollment: 75

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

Website: www.grovecitychristianacademy.com

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

Head: Kirk Albrecht

Enrollment: 260

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: 724-313-4230

Website: www.hiskidscs.com

Email: office@hiskidscs.org

Principal: Carol Novy, interim

Enrollment: 100

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

Holy Sepulcher Catholic School’s robotics teamed earns an invite to the Pennsylvania First Lego League State Championship. Submitted photo

∎ Holy Sepulcher Catholic School

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

Phone: 724-586-5022, ext. 3201

Fax: 724-586-5073

Website: www.saintkilian.org/hscs

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

Principal: James Correll

Enrollment: 173

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

Redmond Jennison receives his diploma during the North Catholic High School commencement ceremony on May 23. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips

∎ North Catholic High School

Address: 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 412-321-4823

Fax: 724-776-2287

Email: office@northcatholic.org

Website: www.northcatholic.org

President: Rev. Charles Bober

Principal: Zeb Jansante

Enrollment: 680

Districts served: Seneca Valley, Mars Area and other school districts

These children are supporting the Penn Christian Academy's spring food truck fundraiser. Submitted photo

∎ Penn Christian Academy

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

Phone: 724-586-5200

Website: www.pennchristianacademy.org

Email: pcaoffice@pennchristianacademy.org

Administrator: Wendi Caldwell

School board members: Daniel Thompson, Deanna McCarrier, Conlan Walsh, John Aubrey, Brandy Carothers, Matthew George, Timothy Bean, Michael Freeze, Robert Zelmore

Enrollment: 107

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

∎ Portersville Christian School

Address: 343 E. Portersville Road, Portersville

Phone: 724-368-8787

Fax: 724-368-3100

Email: office@ourpcs.org

Website: www.ourpcs.org

Principal: Jennifer Szlembarski

Enrollment: 165

Districts served: Slippery Rock, New Castle, Butler, Seneca Valley, Laurel, Ellwood, Riverside

Office Matthew Setnar poses with his junior officers from St. Gregory Catholic School. Submitted photo

∎ 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: Audrey Bowser

Enrollment: 245

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: 724-625-1288

Website: www.saintkilian.org

Email: school@saintkilian.org

Principal: Kristy Pietrone

Assistant principal: Maura O’Brien

Enrollment: 700

Districts served: Ambridge, Avonworth, Beaver, Freedom, Hampton, Knoch, Mars, North Allegheny, Pine Richland, Quaker Valley, Seneca Valley

Aaron Crutchfield, a member of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, talks to fifth grade students at St. Luke Lutheran School in 2024. Butler Eagle File Photo

Ed Thompson

∎ St. Luke Lutheran School

Address: 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot, PA 16023

Phone: 724-352-2221

Fax: 724-352-2355

Website: www.school.stlukecabot.org

Email: stlukeschool@stlukecabot.org

Principal: Angela Turner

School board: Michelle Rhodes, Karen Bartos, Terri Delzer, Travis Mathers, Lee Ambrose, Marni Rettig

Enrollment: 198

Districts served: Armstrong, Butler Area, Freeport Area, Deer Lakes, Highlands, Karns City, Kiski Area, Mars Area and Knoch

∎ St. Stephen’s Academy

Address: 30 Glade Run Drive, P.O. Box 70, Zelienople, PA 16063

Phone: 724-452-4453

Website: www.gladerun.org/education/st-stephens-academy

Email: bdietrich@gladerun.org

Principal: Brandy Dietrich

Enrollment: 175

Districts served: All districts in Butler County and many surrounding counties

Bentley Birchard feeds one of the baby chicks, which hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School, in the palm of his hand at St. Wendelin Catholic School on April 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips

∎ St. Wendelin School

Address: 211 Saint Wendelin Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-285-4986

Fax: 724-287-6253

Website: www.stwendelinschool.com

Email: Stwend@zoominternet.net

Principal: JoLynn Clouse

Enrollment: 103

Districts served: Butler Area, Knoch, Karns City Area, Moniteau and Armstrong