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{{Short description|School district in Indiana, United States}}

{{Infobox school district
| name = New Castle Community School Corporation
| motto =
| type = Public
| budget =
| established =
| region =
| city = [[New Castle, Indiana|New Castle]]
| state = Indiana
| grades = PK-12
| superintendent = Dr. Matthew Shoemaker
| teachers =
| staff =
| students = 3,881 (2009-10)
| conference = [[Hoosier Heritage Conference]]
| address = 322 Elliott Avenue
| location =
| zipcode = 47362
| country = [[United States of America]]
| website = {{URL2|https://www.nccsc.k12.in.us}}
}}

The '''New Castle Community School Corporation''' is a [[Public school (government funded)|public]] school corporation located in [[New Castle, Indiana]]. In addition to New Castle, the district serves all of Henry Township and an adjoining portion of Liberty Township in [[Henry County, Indiana]]. The district has one high school, one middle school, and six elementary schools. Additionally, the district administers programs for special education, adult education, and vocational and career.<ref>[http://nccsc.k12.in.us Welcome to New Castle Community Schools]</ref>

Bundy Auditorium, constructed in 1972 as part of the middle school, hosts school programs and serves as a venue for community events. The [[New Castle Fieldhouse]], part of [[New Castle Chrysler High School|New Castle High School]], is recognized as the largest high school fieldhouse in the world. The middle school includes a swimming facility.

Prior to the formation of the New Castle Community School Corporation, the city of New Castle was served by the New Castle-Henry Township school system. Former elementary schools included Bundy, Holland, Hernly and Weir. Each building was named for local community leaders and has since been demolished.<ref>Polk's New Castle (Henry County, Ind.) City Directory, page VIII. R.L. Polk & Co., 1966.</ref>

In early 2010, schools across the state were forced to cut spending as a result of funding cuts made by governor [[Mitch Daniels]]. In addition to state cuts, declining enrollment and unanticipated shortfalls in property tax revenue forced the corporation to cut roughly $2.7 million from its budget.<ref>"30 Teachers Laid Off," ''New Castle Courier-Times'', April 6, 2010.</ref> As one of several cost-saving measures, the school board voted to close Greenstreet Elementary School and reassign students from the alternative school to the former elementary building.<ref>"Greenstreet School to close," ''New Castle Courier-Times'', March 16, 2010.</ref> Meanwhile, the Greestreet students would be redistributed among Parker, Westwood, and Wilbur Wright. Additionally, the school board laid off thirty-one teachers in April 2010, but was able to recall fifteen teachers before the school year ended.<ref>"15 New Castle teaching jobs saved," ''New Castle Courier-Times'', June 15, 2010.</ref>

== Schools ==
===Secondary===
*[[New Castle Chrysler High School|New Castle High School]] (9-12)
*New Castle Middle School (7-8)

===Elementary===
*Eastwood Elementary School
*James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School
*Parker Elementary School
*Sunnyside Elementary School
*Westwood Elementary School
*Wilbur Wright Elementary School

===Vocational===
New Castle Area Career Programs

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.nccsc.k12.in.us}}

[[Category:School districts in Indiana]]
[[Category:New Castle, Indiana]]
[[Category:Education in Henry County, Indiana]]

New Castle Community School Corporation - Revision history

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