The schools listed below are members of the Indiana High School Athletic Association and are not members of a conference. Of these, several were at one time members of a conference but became independent because of budget and travel concerns. However, some of them, mostly private schools, are also independent in order to better prepare for the state tournament, a practice that the IHSAA has begun to crack down on in recent years.
Indiana's class system Indiana's classes are determined by skill level, broken into categories of roughly equal skill depending on the sport. The 2011–12 school year marks a change in the classification period, as schools are reclassified in all class sports biennially instead of quadrennially.
It is also important to note that some schools (mostly private) are placed in classes higher than their enrollment. This is due to a new IHSAA rule that took effect for the 2012–13 year that dictates that a school that has made two appearances at the state championships in a row, win or lose, is automatically moved up into the next class. These 58 schools are independent members of the IHSAA. SchoolCityMascotColorsEnrollment 2023–24IHSAAClassIHSAAFootball ClassCounty21st Century AcademyGaryCougars 408A --45LakeBelieve Circle CityIndianapolisCyclones 80A --49MarionBowmanAcademyGaryEagles 277AAAA45LakeCarmel Carmel Greyhounds 5200AAAAAAAAAA29 HamiltonCenter Grove Greenwood Trojans 2893AAAAAAAAAA41 JohnsonChristian Academyof IndianaNew AlbanyWarriors 295A --22 FloydClarksvilleClarksvilleGenerals 385AAAA 10 ClarkCulverAcademiesCulverEagles 832AAAAAAA50MarshallDugger UnionDuggerBulldogs 200A --77SullivanEvansville ChristianEvansvilleEagles 235A --82VanderburghEvansvilleDay SchoolEvansvilleEagles 81A82VanderburghFort WayneBlackhawkFort WayneBraves 270AA 02 AllenGEO Next GenerationIndianapolisEagles 204A --49MarionHammondScience & TechHammondHawks 291A --45LakeIndiana Schoolfor the BlindIndianapolisRockets 57 A --49MarionIndiana Schoolfor the DeafIndianapolisOrioles 81AA49MarionIndianapolisCathedralIndianapolis Fighting Irish 1,172AAAAAAAAAA49MarionIndianapolisRooted SchoolIndianapolis Royals 105A --49MarionKIPP Indy LegacyIndianapolisThe Pride 331A --49Marion Lakewood Park Christian AuburnPanthers 181A --17DeKalbLapelLapelBulldogs 466AAAA 48 Madison Lighthouse CPAGaryLions 560AA --45LakeMadisonMadisonCubs 760AAAAAAA39JeffersonMarquette CatholicMichigan CityBlazers 223A --46 LaPorteMTI School ofKnowledgeIndianapolisPhoenix 113A --49MarionOldenburg AcademyOldenburgTwisters 151AA24FranklinProvidenceClarksvillePioneers 371AAAA10ClarkProvidenceCristo ReyIndianapolisWolves 237A --49MarionPurdue PolytechnicBroad RippleIndianapolisLynx 262A --49MarionRock CreekAcademySellersburgLions 177AA10ClarkSt. Thomas MoreSouth BendGriffins 47A --10St. JosephSignatureEvansvillePenguins 361AA --82VanderburghSmith AcademyFort WayneFighting 54th 32A --02AllenTraders PointChristianWhitestownKnights 54A --06BooneTrinity LutheranSeymourCougars 166AA36Jackson
Defunct independent schools These are schools that were independent at the time of their closing. This list is incomplete.
SchoolCityMascotColorsCountyYear closedReason for ClosingMuncieSouthsideMuncieRebels 18Delaware2014consolidatedinto Muncie CentralNewHarmonyNew HarmonyRappites 65Posey2012consolidatedinto North Posey
Independent football members These schools are independent in football, but play other sports within a conference. School City MascotColors EnrollmentIHSAAFootball ClassPrimaryConferenceCountyAnderson PrepAndersonJets 309APioneer 48MadisonIndianapolis ShortridgeIndianapolisBlue Devils 1,159AAAAPioneerLinton-StocktonLintonMiners 387AATecumsehLynnvilleBraves 286APocket
References
Resources Conference Alignments IHSAA 2009-10 Roster