Enrollment
472
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Newcastle, OK
Federal NCES profile for Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.
The verdict
Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oklahoma median.
Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr has class sizes near the Oklahoma median. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Newcastle, OK.
Enrollment
472
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
28.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.9:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
+5% vs state
How Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
Slightly above state median
16.9:1 - 0.8 above the Oklahoma state median of 16.1:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Newcastle, Oklahoma, enrolling 472 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.9:1 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 472 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (54%) and Two or More (18%) (diversity index 65/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 472 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
12.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Newcastle spends $9,118 per pupil, 28% below the Oklahoma average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Newcastle also operates Newcastle Hs (809 students) and Newcastle Es (738 students) alongside Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Oklahoma | Oklahoma avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.9:1 | ▲ 5% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 472 | top 25% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: White at 53.8% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 64.5, Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Newcastle, which includes Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Newcastle Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Newcastle Ms | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oklahoma, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr's federal record.
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr has 472 students enrolled. It is a public school in Newcastle, OK.
The student-teacher ratio at Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr is 16.9:1, which is 5% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 8% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
The largest demographic group at Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr is White at 53.8% of enrollment, in Newcastle, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.
Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Newcastle, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Newcastle on the city page.
Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oklahoma median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Newcastle Early Childhood Ctr, Newcastle also operates Newcastle Hs (809 students), Newcastle Es (738 students), and Newcastle Ms (599 students). See the Newcastle district page for the complete list.
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