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New Castle, IN
Public School Ratings




New Castle Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


New Castle Community School Corp School District details

New Castle Community School Corp School District
322 Elliott Ave
New Castle, IN 47362

2,939 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

New Castle Community School Corp School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.3% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
39%
35%
41%
31%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Eastwood Elementary School
806 S 22nd St
New Castle, IN, 47362
PK-06
James Whitcomb Riley Elem School
1201 Riley Rd
New Castle, IN, 47362
PK-06
New Castle High School
801 Parkview Dr
New Castle, IN, 47362
09-12
New Castle Middle School
601 Parkview Dr
New Castle, IN, 47362
06-08
New Castle Schools At The Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy School
10892 N In 140
Knightstown, IN, 46148
09-12
Parker Elementary School
1819 Roosevelt
New Castle, IN, 47362
PK-05
Sunnyside Elementary School
2601 S 14th St
New Castle, IN, 47362
KG-04
Westwood Elementary School
1015 S Greensboro Pike
New Castle, IN, 47362
PK-06
Wilbur Wright Elementary School
1950 Washington St
New Castle, IN, 47362
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.4% 67.7%
Black 2.2% 14.1%
Hispanic 5.5% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.0% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 58.3% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,643 $19,525,000 50.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $487 $1,430,000 3.7%
Staff $437 $1,284,000 3.3%
General Administration $140 $412,000 1.1%
School Administration $792 $2,327,000 6.1%
Operation $1,361 $4,001,000 10.4%
Transportation $476 $1,398,000 3.6%
Other $160 $470,000 1.2%
Total Support $3,852 $11,322,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,567 $7,543,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $13,062 $38,390,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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