📍 385 Pleasant Valley Rd., Diamond Springs, El Dorado County, 95619
Independence Continuation is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Diamond Springs, El Dorado County. The school has 126 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Myers. It is part of the El Dorado Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Independence Continuation enrolls 126 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 67 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 126 students (57%) 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 Continuation is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Independence Continuation is one of 6 schools in El Dorado Union High, based in Placerville, California. The district serves 6,439 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 126 students, Independence Continuation is smaller than the district average of about 1,073 students per school.
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