📍 5333 N Cougar Rd, New Carlisle, LaPorte County, 46552
New Prairie High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Carlisle, LaPorte County. The school has 979 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Prairie United School Corp school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Prairie High School enrolls 979 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 838 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 979 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Prairie High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 8, state house district 20.
New Prairie High School is one of 5 schools in New Prairie United School Corp, based in New Carlisle, Indiana. The district serves 2,815 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 979 students, New Prairie High School is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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