📍 812 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, 93446
Independence High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 130 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vicente Gonzales. It is part of the Paso Robles Joint Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Independence High enrolls 130 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 39% male and 61% female. A teaching staff of 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 50% |
| White | 56 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
83 of the school's 130 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Independence High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Independence High is one of 13 schools in Paso Robles Joint Unified, based in Paso Robles, California. The district serves 6,284 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 130 students, Independence High is smaller than the district average of about 483 students per school.