New Castle Area School District, Pennsylvania

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New Castle Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 2,951 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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New Castle Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Lawrence County). During the 2024 school year, 2,951 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The New Castle Area School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Pat Amabile
Paul Fulena
George Gabriel
Karen Humphrey
Robert Lyles
Terry Masters
Mark Panella
Anna Pascarella
Gary Schooley

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $18,634,000 $6,191 26%
Local: $10,628,000 $3,531 15%
State: $41,853,000 $13,905 59%
Total: $71,115,000 $23,626
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $65,839,000 $21,873
Total Current Expenditures: $55,445,000 $18,420
Instructional Expenditures: $38,351,000 $12,741 58%
Student and Staff Support: $3,470,000 $1,152 5%
Administration: $5,906,000 $1,962 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,718,000 $2,564 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,363,000 $452
Construction: $1,363,000 $452
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $122,000 $40
Interest on Debt: $1,757,000 $583


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 9 PS <=5 <=5 PS <=5 13
2018-2019 22 PS 13 10-14 PS 15-19 28
2017-2018 26 PS 16 11-19 PS 15-19 32
2016-2017 30 PS 20 20-29 PS 25-29 35
2015-2016 29 PS 20 11-19 25-29 33
2014-2015 26 >=50 17 11-19 11-19 29
2013-2014 58 >=50 53 40-49 PS 20-29 61
2012-2013 61 >=50 52 60-69 25-29 67
2011-2012 63 >=50 55 60-79 30-39 66
2010-2011 71 >=50 62 60-79 30-39 76

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 19 PS 10-14 10-14 PS 15-19 25
2018-2019 42 PS 27 20-24 PS 35-39 49
2017-2018 46 PS 34 30-39 PS 40-44 52
2016-2017 47 PS 37 30-39 PS 40-44 52
2015-2016 44 PS 35 20-29 40-44 48
2014-2015 48 <50 37 40-49 20-29 54
2013-2014 57 >=50 49 40-59 PS 20-29 62
2012-2013 56 >=50 49 40-59 25-29 61
2011-2012 57 >=50 47 60-79 20-29 62
2010-2011 68 >=50 60 60-79 30-39 72

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 PS 80-89 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 90-94 >=90 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS >=95 PS PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 80-84 80-89 PS >=50 80-84
2015-2016 85 PS 70-79 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 85-89 >=90 PS >=50 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS 80-89 PS >=50 85-89
2012-2013 86 80-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 78 PS 65-69 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 83 65-69 PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,951 -1.8
2022-2023 3,003 -0.2
2021-2022 3,010 -0.4
2020-2021 3,022 -3.9
2019-2020 3,141 0.0
2018-2019 3,141 -0.9
2017-2018 3,170 0.2
2016-2017 3,163 2.3
2015-2016 3,090 -3.0
2014-2015 3,183 0.2
2013-2014 3,177 -1.2
2012-2013 3,214 -1.4
2011-2012 3,260 -1.4
2010-2011 3,307 -1.4
2009-2010 3,353 -2.4
2008-2009 3,433 -1.1
2007-2008 3,471 -9.7
2006-2007 3,806 2.2
2005-2006 3,724 -1.3
2004-2005 3,774 -1.7
2003-2004 3,839 0.6
2002-2003 3,816 -2.1
2001-2002 3,895 0.0
2000-2001 3,896 -1.8
1999-2000 3,967 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE New Castle Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 4.7
Black 19.7 14.4
Hispanic 7.2 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 20.6 5.3
White 52.1 60.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, New Castle Area School District had 186.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.82.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 12.00
Elementary: 99.50
Secondary: 58.00
Total: 186.50

New Castle Area School District employed 2.40 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.40
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 12.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 58.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 12.00
Other Support Services: 47.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The New Castle Area School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center778KG-2
New Castle Jhs6816-8
New Castle Shs7329-12
Washington Intrmd Sch7063-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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