Butler High School (New Jersey)
Encyclopedia
Butler High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Butler
, in Morris County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Butler Public Schools
.
Students from Bloomingdale
attend Butler High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Bloomingdale School District
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 553 students and 44 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.57.
The Academy for Law and Public Safety is a full time, four-year high school program located at Butler High School. The Academy focuses on Law, Government and Public Affairs with concentrations in Law, Criminal Justice, Technology, Humanities and Law Enforcement. The Academy was founded in September 2000, as a collaborative effort of the Morris County Vocational School District
, the Butler Public Schools and the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders
.
The school was the 176th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 123rd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 116th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
(est. 1963) for expansion and renovations. The "Art Building" was then built to the left of the original school and opened in 1964.
The "Art building" (as of 2011): four locker rooms, a gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen, five bathrooms, nurse's office, athletic director's office, physics lab, forensic science, two art rooms, an English classroom, culinary arts, health room, photo lab, auxiliary gym, and library w/ media center.
The "Main building" (as of 2011): Main and attendance offices, Principal and Vice Principal's offices, guidance offices, and academic offices. Band and choir room, auditorium, foreign language, history, mathematics, and English classrooms, and science laboratories. Also, an updated computer lab; TLC lab, and six bathrooms (two for the use of faculty)
The "Annex building" (as of 2011): Butler Board of Education, student resource center, one marketing and financial classroom, and two computer labs: (Business and computer animated design).
an athletic conference made up of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex
, Morris
and Passaic
counties.
The girls basketball team won the 2003 North II Group I championship, defeating runner-up Glen Ridge High School
65-39. The team moved on to the Group I state championship, defeating Wildwood High School
by 43 - 37 in the final game.
The girls' soccer team won the 2002 North I Group I state championship over Glen Ridge High School
by a score of 2-1. In 2004 they made it to the finals again, defeating Glen Rock High School
1-0 in the final game of the tournament. The team won the sectional state championship again in 2005, with a 3-0 win over Midland Park High School
.
Butler, New Jersey
Butler is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,539.Butler was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1901, from portions of Pequannock Township.-Geography:Butler is located at...
, in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, operating as part of the Butler Public Schools
Butler Public Schools
The Butler Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Butler, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
.
Students from Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale, Passaic County, New Jersey
Bloomingdale is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,656.-Geography:Bloomingdale is located at ....
attend Butler High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Bloomingdale School District
Bloomingdale School District
The Bloomingdale School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in Kindergarten through 8th grade from Bloomingdale, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 553 students and 44 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.57.
The Academy for Law and Public Safety is a full time, four-year high school program located at Butler High School. The Academy focuses on Law, Government and Public Affairs with concentrations in Law, Criminal Justice, Technology, Humanities and Law Enforcement. The Academy was founded in September 2000, as a collaborative effort of the Morris County Vocational School District
Morris County Vocational School District
The Morris County Vocational School District provides vocational and technical education to public high school students in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
, the Butler Public Schools and the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
.
The school was the 176th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 123rd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 116th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Structure
The original Butler High School was built in the late 1800s and soon expanded with an annex (Still existing, "Annex Building") built in 1916. The school then doubled its size with an addition parallel to Bartholdi Ave in the mid 1930s. After the original Butler High School caught fire in the early 1960s, the school was shut down for the next school year and remaining students attended neighboring Kinnelon High SchoolKinnelon High School
Kinnelon High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Kinnelon in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Kinnelon Public Schools....
(est. 1963) for expansion and renovations. The "Art Building" was then built to the left of the original school and opened in 1964.
The "Art building" (as of 2011): four locker rooms, a gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen, five bathrooms, nurse's office, athletic director's office, physics lab, forensic science, two art rooms, an English classroom, culinary arts, health room, photo lab, auxiliary gym, and library w/ media center.
The "Main building" (as of 2011): Main and attendance offices, Principal and Vice Principal's offices, guidance offices, and academic offices. Band and choir room, auditorium, foreign language, history, mathematics, and English classrooms, and science laboratories. Also, an updated computer lab; TLC lab, and six bathrooms (two for the use of faculty)
The "Annex building" (as of 2011): Butler Board of Education, student resource center, one marketing and financial classroom, and two computer labs: (Business and computer animated design).
Athletics
Butler High School Bulldogs compete in the Northern Hills ConferenceNorthern Hills Conference
The Northern Hills Conference, was an athletic conference of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic County Counties in Northern New Jersey....
an athletic conference made up of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
, Morris
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
and Passaic
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
counties.
The girls basketball team won the 2003 North II Group I championship, defeating runner-up Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School is a comprehensive six-year public high school serving students in grades 7-12 in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Glen Ridge Public Schools. GRHS is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.Excellence in academic...
65-39. The team moved on to the Group I state championship, defeating Wildwood High School
Wildwood High School
Wildwood High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Wildwood, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Wildwood Public School District....
by 43 - 37 in the final game.
The girls' soccer team won the 2002 North I Group I state championship over Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School is a comprehensive six-year public high school serving students in grades 7-12 in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Glen Ridge Public Schools. GRHS is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.Excellence in academic...
by a score of 2-1. In 2004 they made it to the finals again, defeating Glen Rock High School
Glen Rock High School
Glen Rock High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Glen Rock, in Bergen County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Glen Rock Public Schools....
1-0 in the final game of the tournament. The team won the sectional state championship again in 2005, with a 3-0 win over Midland Park High School
Midland Park High School
Midland Park High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school located in Midland Park, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 1957, it is a junior-senior high school and is part of the Midland Park School District...
.
External links
- Butler High School
- Butler Public Schools
- Data for the Butler Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...