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Celebrate 50 years of INPEA!

On February 17, 1974, twelve school leaders first met to form an association that would represent the interests of non-public schools across Indiana. Since that day fifty years ago, INPEA has emerged as the voice and advocate for Indiana’s non-public schools. 

Save the Date

INPEA 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Indiana Roof Ballroom
140 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Reception at 6:00 p.m. ET, dinner to follow.

To purchase tickets and explore sponsorship opportunities, click here.

School Music Competition

Attention schools with student vocal and instrumental groups! INPEA is hosting a competition to select two performers/groups for INPEC 2025 and our 50th Anniversary Gala in September 2025.

We are looking for a student vocal group to perform at the opening session of INPEC on the morning of September 18, 2025, and a student instrumental group and/or individual to perform background music at the INPEA 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner during the evening on September 18, 2025.

The two winning groups will each earn $1,000 for their school’s music program.

Click here for contest rules and additional information.

All entries must be received by May 18, 2025. 

INPEA Success By the Numbers

  • Established with just nine schools and four jurisdictions, INPEA now includes nearly 400 member schools and 12 jurisdictions
  • To accommodate the expanded programs and services provided to schools, dues have grown from the inaugural cost of $5/school and $1/student to the current $5.89/student
  • Since 1995, 14 people have served INPEA as full and part-time staff; INPEA currently employs four staff members
  • Since INPEA’s first full-time executive director was hired in 1995, only three people have filled this role
  • INPEA has hosted 23 INPAC conferences since our inaugural conference in 1987 and 12 INPEC conferences since 1996
  • In 2023, 2,342 educators attended INPEA’s educators’ conference (INPEC)
  • The number of students accessing Indiana Choice Scholarships has grown from 3,919 in 2011 to 70,079 in 2023
  • Since 2011, $2,251,000,000 has been provided to Hoosier families for Choice Scholarships
  • Since 2017, INPEA has had 16 different Business Partners
  • Nationwide, parental choice programs reached 1,000,000 students served in 2023-2024