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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. 

 

INPEA kicked off our 50th anniversary celebration year at INPAC in September. We look forward to celebrating with our non-pub friends in the coming months! 

Save the Date

INPEA 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Indiana Roof Ballroom

Organizational Milestones

  • 1974: 12 representatives met to form an association that would represent the interests of non-public schools in Indiana
  • 1976: Schools invited to INPEA membership for $5 a school
  • 1987: INPEA hosts the first administrators’ conference (INPAC)
  • 1992: INPEA becomes Indiana’s state affiliate for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) network
  • 1994: INPEA hires first full-time executive director 
  • 1995: INPEA office opens at the O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis
  • 1996: INPEA hosts the first educators’ conference (INPEC)
  • 2010: Indiana Non-Public Advisory Committee reestablished, providing a direct non-public school voice to the Indiana Department of Education
  • 2016: With the help of a grant from the Dekko Foundation, INPEA adds the Communications and Member Relations Director position
  • 2017: Business Partners program established with three inaugural partners, including Catapult Learning, our longest participating Business Partner
  • 2023: INPEA hires its first Associate Executive Director
  • 2024: INPEA continues to advocate for school choice programs for all Hoosier families, which currently serve more than 70,000 students today

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