ðə bˈʌtlɚ pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz hæd sˈɜːvd stˈuːdənts fɹʌm lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɑːɹts ʌv mˈɔːɹɪs ænd pæsˈeɪɪk kˈaʊntiz, ʌntˈɪl sˈoːɹɪŋ lˈoʊkəl ɛnɹˈoʊlmənt lˈɛd ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt tə nˈoʊɾᵻfˌaɪ fˈiːdɚ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ðæt ðeɪ wʊdhˌævtə fˈaɪnd ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ˈɑːpʃənz fɔːɹ ðɛɹ hˈaɪ skˈuːl stˈuːdənts.
The Butler Public Schools had served students from large parts of Morris and Passaic counties, until soaring local enrollment led the district to notify feeder communities in 1954 that they would have to find alternative education options for their high school students.