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601 Parkview Dr

New Castle, IN 47362

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Tel: (765)521-7230

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New Castle Middle School serves 552 students in grades 7-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the IN average of 19:1.
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 30%.
New Castle Middle School operates within the New Castle Community Corp School District.

School Overview

The student population of 552 students has declined by 8% over five years.
The teacher population of 42 teachers has declined by 12% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 7-8
Total Students	552 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	42 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.17 is less than the state average of 0.27. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(IN) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	19:1

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	3%	11%

Black	1%	12%

White	91%	70%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	5%	5%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.17	0.27

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	50%	41%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	12%	8%

District Comparison

New Castle Community Corp School District's student population of 3,515 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,288 is higher than the state average of $11,417. The district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,714 is higher than the state average of $10,528. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	New Castle Community Corp School District
Number of Schools Managed	8	3
Number of Students Managed	3,515	1,465

District Total Revenue	$47 MM	$17 MM

District Spending	$45 MM	$15 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,288	$11,417

District Spending / Student	$12,714	$10,528

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Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, IN Dept. of Education

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