Who We Are

The Indiana Non-Public Education Association is an association representing non-public schools in Indiana. More than 415 schools, 96,000 students and 6,900 teachers, pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade, are part of the organization.

INPEA formed in 1974 when 12 representatives from non-public schools met and agreed to form an association to serve the interest of non-public school education in Indiana. Educators present at the inaugural meeting represented Christian, Lutheran, Catholic and independent non-public schools.

Today, the governing body of INPEA is composed of six at large representatives from schools throughout the state and a representative from each of the following non-public school jurisdictions:

• Association of Christian Schools International
• Christian Schools International
• Indiana Association of Independent Schools
• Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
• Fort Wayne Area Lutheran Schools
• Seventh Day Adventists
• Archdiocese of Indianapolis
• Diocese of Evansville
• Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend
• Diocese of Gary
• Diocese of Lafayette

Through our commitment to quality education, we serve to unify our schools while respecting their diversity. We provide a framework for communication and cooperation among non-public schools in Indiana, pre-school through secondary. In addition, INPEA strives to maintain productive relationships with the Indiana State Department of Education, the federal government and other agencies that impact quality education.

We are further able to serve our member schools as state affiliate and active involvement in the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), www.capenet.org