Elementary school (grades K-5) · Rolling Prairie, IN

Prairie View Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Prairie View Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 180756000411
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
31
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
41
📋 Attendance
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Prairie View Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% of Indiana schools.

60
Resource Index · Higher
17.3:1
large classes for Indiana
39.7%
free-lunch eligible
294
students enrolled

Prairie View Elementary School has class sizes larger than 73% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

294

Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.3:1

vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg

+9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

39.7%

vs 49.5% Indiana avg

-20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Prairie View Elementary School compares with Indiana and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Prairie View Elementary School

Prairie View Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, enrolling 294 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Indiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 39.7% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 294 puts it in the smaller third of Indiana schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 1,862 Indiana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 335 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #39.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 294 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance holds up well here: only 0.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Among Rolling Prairie's elementary schools, it stands alongside Rolling Prairie Elementary School (414 students): Prairie View Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (17.3:1 vs 18:1).

New Prairie United School Corp also operates New Prairie High School (945 students) and New Prairie Middle School (667 students) alongside Prairie View Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Prairie View Elementary School compares

Prairie View Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Indiana Indiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.3:1 ▲ 9% 15.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.7% ▼ 20% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 294 top 79% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.3:1
Leaner classes than 29% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
294
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
39.7%
free-lunch eligible - 20% below the Indiana average of 49.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
17.3:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 73% in Indiana - lower ratio than 27% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
0.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$10,661
per pupil, district-wide - below Indiana avg of $12,079
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 294 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4%
Two or More 4.1%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 91.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.5, Prairie View Elementary School is less mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for New Prairie United School Corp, which includes Prairie View Elementary School.

$10,661
Per student
-12%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 34.6%
State 58.2%
Federal 7.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Prairie View Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
New Prairie High School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
New Prairie Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Olive Township Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Rolling Prairie Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Prairie View Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

New Prairie United School Corp · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Rolling Prairie

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Indiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Prairie View Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Prairie View Elementary School

How many students attend Prairie View Elementary School?

Prairie View Elementary School has 294 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Rolling Prairie, IN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Prairie View Elementary School is 17.3:1, which is 9% higher than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 10% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Prairie View Elementary School?

39.7% of students at Prairie View Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prairie View Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Prairie View Elementary School is White at 91.2% of enrollment, in Rolling Prairie, IN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Prairie View Elementary School?

Prairie View Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Prairie View Elementary School a good school?

Prairie View Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% of Indiana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in New Prairie United School Corp?

Besides Prairie View Elementary School, New Prairie United School Corp also operates New Prairie High School (945 students), New Prairie Middle School (667 students), and Olive Township Elementary School (495 students). See the New Prairie United School Corp district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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