Butler County Area Vocational Technical School
Butler · PA · Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School · Public
How Butler County Area Vocational Technical School compares for families
What families should know about Butler County Area Vocational Technical School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Western Secure Treatment Unit, Forbes Road Career and Technology Center, Spectrum CS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +20.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 26 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Secure Treatment Unit Emlenton |
Public | 23.1 | 38 | — |
| Forbes Road Career and Technology Center Monroeville |
Public | 29.9 | 19 | — |
| Spectrum CS Monroeville |
Public · charter | 30.9 | 48 | — |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown |
Public | 70.2 | 14 | — |
| The New Academy CS Pittsburgh |
Public · charter | 31.0 | 73 | -6.4% |
| McKeesport Area Technology Center McKeesport |
Public | 36.1 | — | — |
| Mercer County Career Center Mercer |
Public | 31.8 | 8 | — |
| Tidioute Community CS Tidioute |
Public · charter | 62.7 | 75 | -23.5% |