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.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-1 students YoY

Prairie View Elementary School held near 314 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 17.9 → 17.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 180756000411 · Rolling Prairie, IN Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

294 enr · 17.3:1 · 39.7% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: New Prairie High School (945 students)

Prairie View Elementary School held near 314 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 17.9 → 17.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Indiana schools → · Find another →

Prairie View Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Prairie View Elementary School reports 294 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Prairie View Elementary School compares

Prairie View Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$9,444
per pupil, district-wide - below Indiana avg of $12,921
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.

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

District finance for New Prairie United School Corp reports $9,444 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 315 (2022-23) → 314 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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