New Castle High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · New Castle, Indiana
New Castle High School in New Castle, Indiana enrolled 828 students in 2024-25 with 72.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 28%
836 students in 2022-23, 824 students in 2023-24, 828 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.3 to 72.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 836 | 56.3 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 63.4 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 828 | 72.0 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Indiana high schools
Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
10 AP courses and one counselor per 219 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Castle High School enrolled 876 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 87 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses10
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 219 of the 876 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions87
- Chronically absent36.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.0% of students were White, 5.9% of two or more races, 5.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White86.0%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Hispanic5.3%
- Black1.9%
- Asian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at New Castle High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑24% | 32% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 189 students in New Castle High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 189 | 189 | 77,216 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in New Castle
2 public high schools in New Castle report 2024-25 enrollment; New Castle High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle High School | 828 | 11.5 | 47.2% |
| Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High School | 289 | 13.4 | 41.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about New Castle High School
- Tri Junior-Senior High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.7 miles away: 458 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
- Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.7 miles away: 289 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare New Castle High School with Tri Junior-Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Castle Community Schools spends per student$14,783 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,783
- The largest public schools in IndianaNew Castle High School is the number 126 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#126 of 389
- Indiana schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.11.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about New Castle High School
How many students attend New Castle High School?
828 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 836 in 2022-23. It is a high school in New Castle, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at New Castle High School?
11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is New Castle High School a Title I school?
New Castle High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at New Castle High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at New Castle High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at New Castle High School?
90-94% of the 189 students in New Castle High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is New Castle High School in?
New Castle Community Schools, NCES district ID 1807440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180744001290 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.