New Castle High School

New Castle High School operates as a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in New Castle, Indiana, part of New Castle Community School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 828 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within New Castle Community School Corp, which oversees 8 schools and 2,881 students, New Castle High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, New Castle High School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at New Castle High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, Henry County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,150, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Henry County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,081 students), New Castle High School is one campus in the mix.

New Castle Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around New Castle High School.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Castle High School has shrank 16%, going from 987 students in 2018 to 828 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 86% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.