▁. ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Census ▁Est im ates , ▁the ▁district ▁served ▁ 2 2 , 0 6 9 ▁residents , ▁down ▁from ▁ 2 3 , 2 7 3 ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census . ▁ ▁The ▁District ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁ 9 ▁individually ▁elected ▁board ▁members ▁who ▁serve ▁without ▁compens ation ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁four ▁years , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁and ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁Super int endent ▁and ▁Business ▁Manager ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁board . ▁The ▁Super int ended ▁is ▁the ▁chief ▁administrative ▁officer ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁operations , ▁including ▁education ▁and ▁fin ance . ▁The ▁Business ▁Manager ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁budget ▁and ▁financial ▁operations . ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁Super int endent , ▁nor ▁the ▁Business ▁Manager ▁are ▁voting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁board . ▁ ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁oper ates ▁four ▁schools : ▁Cro ton ▁Pre - K inder g arten , ▁Harry ▁W . ▁Lock ley ▁Early ▁Learning ▁Center , ▁George ▁Washington ▁Inter mediate ▁School , ▁and ▁New ▁Castle ▁Junior / S en ior ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁School s ▁ ▁Junior - S en ior ▁High ▁School ▁New ▁Castle ▁Junior ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 3 0 0 ▁East ▁Lincoln ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁school ▁first ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁Senior ▁High ▁students ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁Junior ▁High ▁students ▁a