Public schools in New Castle, PA

New Castle has 18 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 7 high, 4 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 8,564 students. They are run by 7 districts and agencies; New Castle Area SD runs 4 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 7 districts and agencies that run New Castle's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in New CastleDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
New Castle Area SD43,003$18,752
Mohawk Area SD31,462$15,872
Laurel SD3985$17,984
Union Area SD3713$17,473
Neshannock Township SD21,202$15,873
Shenango Area SD2998$19,562
Lawrence County CTC1378not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

7 high schools in New Castle, 3,064 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
New Castle SHS74015.498.9%New Castle Area SD
Neshannock JSHS54516.626.8%Neshannock Township SD
Shenango High School44912.896.2%Shenango Area SD
Lawrence County CTC41813.394.0%Lawrence County CTC
Mohawk SHS40613.036.7%Mohawk Area SD
Laurel High School31310.832.6%Laurel SD
Union Area High School19311.650.5%Union Area SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 middle schools in New Castle, 1,352 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
New Castle Junior High School68916.498.8%New Castle Area SD
Mohawk Junior High School32915.149.5%Mohawk Area SD
Union Area Middle School17414.992.5%Union Area SD
Laurel Middle School16024.436.9%Laurel SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

7 elementary schools in New Castle, 4,148 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center73614.1100.0%New Castle Area SD
Mohawk Elementary School70915.834.7%Mohawk Area SD
Washington Intrmd School70714.699.9%New Castle Area SD
Neshannock Memorial Elementary School68815.329.1%Neshannock Township SD
Laurel Elementary School50316.236.2%Laurel SD
Shenango Elementary School48512.7100.0%Shenango Area SD
Union Memorial Elementary School32011.264.5%Union Area SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How New Castle's public schools compare with Pennsylvania's

The median New Castle school has 14.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Pennsylvania median of 13.1. 44% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 43% across the state. Its median school enrolls 467 students (state 460).

New Castle against Pennsylvania, schools open in 2024-25 with students
New CastlePennsylvania
Median students per teacher14.813.1
Median school size (students)467460
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)44%43%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)44%41%
Charter schools0%6.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 18 New Castle schools and the 2,899 Pennsylvania schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in New Castle

  1. New Castle Area SDRuns 4 of New Castle's 18 public schools and spent $18,752 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,752
  2. New Castle SHS, the largest high school in New Castle740 students in 2024-25, 15.4 per teacher.740
  3. Compare New Castle Area SD with Mohawk Area SDNew Castle's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a New Castle addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Pennsylvania

  1. Philadelphia302 schools
  2. Pittsburgh145 schools
  3. Harrisburg40 schools
  4. York39 schools
  5. Lancaster37 schools
  6. Erie35 schools
  7. Allentown34 schools
  8. Reading32 schools

Questions about schools in New Castle

  1. How many public schools are in New Castle, PA?
    18 public schools with an address in New Castle were open in 2024-25: 7 high, 4 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 8,564 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in New Castle?
    New Castle SHS, with 740 students in 2024-25 (New Castle Area SD).
  3. Which districts run New Castle's schools?
    New Castle Area SD (4 schools), Mohawk Area SD (3 schools), Laurel SD (3 schools), Union Area SD (3 schools), and 3 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .