📍 801 Parkview Dr, New Castle, Henry County, 47362
New Castle High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Castle, Henry County. The school has 836 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Castle Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Castle High School enrolls 836 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.9% Two or more races and 4.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 725 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 836 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 441 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Castle High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 42, state house district 54.
New Castle High School is one of 9 schools in New Castle Community School Corp, based in New Castle, Indiana. The district serves 2,881 students district-wide and employs 245 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 836 students, New Castle High School is larger than the district average of about 320 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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