New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy

New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is one of the rural-scale secondary schools in Knightstown, Indiana, overseen by New Castle Community School Corp, with 84 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy sits 90% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in New Castle Community School Corp (2,881 students total), New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 15% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 96%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Rush County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,473, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is one of 8 public schools in Rush County (combined enrollment of about 2,057 students).

Knightstown High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

On allk12, the feed for New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.