1 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁property ▁own ers ▁applied ▁for ▁property ▁tax ▁relief ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁This ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁lowest ▁participation ▁rates ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁En roll ment ▁& ▁Dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁en roll ment ▁reports , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 , 1 7 0 ▁students ▁en rolled ▁in ▁K - 1 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁school ▁year ▁at ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 7 0 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁En roll ment ▁is ▁stead ily ▁decl ining ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁district . ▁Of ▁the ▁students ▁in ▁this ▁district , ▁ 0 . 2 % ▁are ▁American ▁Indian / Al ask an ▁Native ; ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁are ▁Asian , ▁ 2 3 . 5 % ▁are ▁Black , ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁are ▁Native ▁Hawai ian ▁or ▁Pacific ▁Island er , ▁ 2 . 8 % ▁are ▁His pan ic , ▁ 6 2 . 6 % ▁are ▁white , ▁and ▁ 1 0 . 6 % ▁are ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁ 5 1 . 6 % ▁of ▁students ▁are ▁male , ▁while ▁ 4 8 . 4 % ▁are ▁female . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 ▁school ▁year , ▁approximately ▁ 7 3 . 6 % ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁district ▁were ▁considered