NEWCASTLE, Neb. (AP) — A northeastern Nebraska school is closing its doors because of a lack of students.
The Sioux City Journal reports that the Hartington-Newcastle School Board voted in June to close the Newcastle building, which most recently had taught only 18 children in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade classes.
School officials cited the dwindling population of students from Newcastle, a village of around 325 that lies about 107 miles northwest of Omaha.
Starting this fall, all students will attend classes in Hartington, about a half hour drive from Newcastle.
That will consist of only three first-graders and a handful of pre-kindergarten students.