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New Palestine Community Schools, Indiana

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New Palestine Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,906 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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New Palestine Community Schools is a school district in Indiana (Hancock County). During the 2024 school year, 3,906 students attended one of the district's six schools.

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

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School board

New Palestine Community Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Matt AckermanDistrict 1
Laura HaeberleDistrict 2
Laura Haeberle
Jon HookerDistrict 3
Jon Hooker
Brian McKinneyDistrict 5
Brian McKinney
Dan WalkerDistrict 4
Dan Walker
Amanda Wooton

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: $3,655,000 $973 7%
Local: $15,505,000 $4,128 31%
State: $30,665,000 $8,164 62%
Total: $49,825,000 $13,265
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $49,931,000 $13,293
Total Current Expenditures: $40,081,000 $10,671
Instructional Expenditures: $20,581,000 $5,479 41%
Student and Staff Support: $4,845,000 $1,289 10%
Administration: $5,047,000 $1,343 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,582,000 $2,551 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,167,000 $1,641
Construction: $5,468,000 $1,455
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $53,000 $14
Interest on Debt: $2,593,000 $690


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 56 >=50 >=50 45-49 PS 40-49 56
2018-2019 61 40-59 >=50 45-49 >=50 50-59 62
2017-2018 66 >=50 >=50 50-54 >=50 50-59 67
2016-2017 65 >=50 <50 45-49 PS 50-59 66
2015-2016 63 >=50 >=50 50-59 PS 50-59 63
2014-2015 72 >=50 <50 60-69 >=50 70-79 72
2013-2014 88 >=80 >=50 70-79 >=50 80-89 89
2012-2013 90 >=50 >=50 80-89 PS >=80 90
2011-2012 87 >=50 <50 60-79 PS >=80 88
2010-2011 85 >=50 >=50 60-79 >=50 60-79 85

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 62 >=50 >=50 50-54 PS 50-59 63
2018-2019 63 40-59 >=50 50-54 >=50 40-49 64
2017-2018 73 >=50 >=50 70-74 >=50 50-59 74
2016-2017 74 >=50 >=50 70-79 PS 60-69 74
2015-2016 72 >=50 <50 70-79 PS 60-69 73
2014-2015 76 >=50 >=50 70-79 >=50 80-89 76
2013-2014 86 >=80 >=50 80-89 >=50 80-89 87
2012-2013 86 >=50 <50 >=80 PS >=80 87
2011-2012 87 >=50 >=50 40-59 PS >=80 88
2010-2011 87 >=50 >=50 60-79 >=50 60-79 87

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 94 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 94 PS PS PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 96 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 92 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 96 PS PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2014-2015 96 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 96 PS PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 92 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 96 PS >=95
2010-2011 94 PS PS PS PS 90-94


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 3,906 1.1
2022-2023 3,863 2.8
2021-2022 3,756 0.7
2020-2021 3,728 -2.0
2019-2020 3,801 0.8
2018-2019 3,770 2.3
2017-2018 3,683 15.4
2016-2017 3,114 1.4
2015-2016 3,069 0.1
2014-2015 3,067 -7.0
2013-2014 3,283 0.5
2012-2013 3,268 0.8
2011-2012 3,243 -2.5
2010-2011 3,325 -0.9
2009-2010 3,356 -0.3
2008-2009 3,365 -2.0
2007-2008 3,432 1.4
2006-2007 3,385 4.5
2005-2006 3,233 2.2
2004-2005 3,161 6.8
2003-2004 2,945 2.9
2002-2003 2,860 4.0
2001-2002 2,745 0.6
2000-2001 2,728 2.5
1999-2000 2,660 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE New Palestine Community Schools (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 3.0
Black 1.9 13.4
Hispanic 4.1 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 5.5
White 89.5 63.3

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 Palestine Community Schools had 230.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 13.27
Elementary: 102.99
Secondary: 107.74
Total: 230.00

New Palestine Community Schools employed 7.00 district administrators and 12.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 12.00
School Administrative Support: 26.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.88
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 3.99
Student Support Services: 52.19
Other Support Services: 92.74


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]

New Palestine Community Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brandywine Elementary School350PK-4
New Palestine Elementary School558PK-4
New Palestine High School1,2179-12
New Palestine Intermediate School5835-6
New Palestine Jr High School6217-8
Sugar Creek Elementary Sch577PK-4

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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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