📍 700 20th Ave SW, Independence, Buchanan County, 50644
Independence Junior Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Independence, Buchanan County. The school has 701 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ian Kleman. It is part of the Independence Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence Junior Senior High School enrolls 701 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 650 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 701 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Independence Junior Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 32, state house district 64.
Independence Junior Senior High School is one of 4 schools in Independence Comm School District, based in Independence, Iowa. The district serves 1,434 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 701 students, Independence Junior Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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