New Prairie High School

New Prairie High School operates as a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in New Carlisle, Indiana, overseen by New Prairie United School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 945 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

New Prairie High School is one of 5 schools operated by New Prairie United School Corp, a district that instructs 2,815 students overall.

Looking at the student body, New Prairie High School reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, New Prairie High School logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, LaPorte County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (LaPorte County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,055, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. New Prairie High School is one of 38 public schools in LaPorte County (combined enrollment of about 15,515 students).

New Prairie Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around New Prairie High School.

New Prairie High School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 946 students in 2018 compared to 945 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the New Prairie High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.