Enrollment
227
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Newcastle, TX
Newcastle School
Federal NCES profile for Newcastle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483270011372
👥 S:T ratio 59
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 55
📋 Attendance 74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Newcastle School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 63.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 227
- students enrolled
Newcastle School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Newcastle Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483270011372 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
63.2%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+2% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Newcastle School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Newcastle School
Newcastle School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Newcastle, Texas, enrolling 227 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.3:1, Newcastle School is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 30% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 63.2% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 227 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 599 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #51, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 227 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
10.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Newcastle Isd spends $16,575 per pupil, 21% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 18.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Newcastle Isd operates only this one school, so Newcastle School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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
How Newcastle School compares
Newcastle School on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.3:1 | ▼ 30% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 63.2% | ▲ 2% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 227 | top 82% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
227
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
63.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 2% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,575
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 227 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
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.
Student demographics
White 81.9%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1%
Two or More 3.5%
African American 0.4%
Largest group: White at 81.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 30.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 30.8, Newcastle School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Newcastle Isd, which includes Newcastle School.
$16,575
Per student
+21%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.0%
State 54.7%
Federal 18.4%
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.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~227 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Newcastle School
How many students attend Newcastle School?
Newcastle School has 227 students enrolled. It is a public school in Newcastle, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newcastle School?
The student-teacher ratio at Newcastle School is 10.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Newcastle School?
63.2% of students at Newcastle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Newcastle School?
The largest demographic group at Newcastle School is White at 81.9% of enrollment, in Newcastle, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Newcastle School?
Newcastle School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Newcastle School a good school?
Newcastle School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. 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.
What other schools are in Newcastle Isd?
None reported; Newcastle Isd operates only Newcastle School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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