Knightstown High School vs New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy

How do these schools compare?

Metric Knightstown High School New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy
Location Knightstown, IN Knightstown, IN
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 318 84
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.1:1 29.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 29.6% 36.5%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Knightstown High School New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,683 $14,783
District Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corporation New Castle Community Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Knightstown High School New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy
White 93.4% 64.3%
African American 0.0% 15.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1% 8.3%
Asian 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 2.8% 10.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Knightstown High School New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy
AP Courses Offered 7 -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 334:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 19.7% 5.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 -
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.