The conference started in the 2019-20 school year and originally included Arcola, Argenta-Oreana, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, Bement, Blue Ridge, Cerro Gordo, Cumberland, Unity Christian, Heritage, Kansas, Oakland, Okaw Valley, Sangamon Valley, Shiloh, and Villa Grove all who left the
Little Okaw Valley Conference. The 15 member schools left the Little Okaw Valley Conference due to far travel time and left out Martinsville, Hutsonville, Palestine and Oblong. On December 13, 2021
Sullivan High School accepted an invitation to join the Lincoln Prairie Conference beginning in the 2023-24 school year. In March of 2024, Cumberland announced its move to the National Trail Conference starting in the 2025-26 school year, but would remain in the LPC for football-only. In June of 2025,
Fisher High School accepted an invitation to join the Lincoln Prairie Conference beginning in the 2026-27 school year. ==Member Schools==