📍 270 Tiger Avenue, Independence, Tangipahoa Parish, 70443
Independence High Magnet is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Independence, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 570 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence High Magnet enrolls 570 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 23% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 316 | 55% |
| White | 132 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 570 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 433 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Independence High Magnet is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 12, state house district 86.
Independence High Magnet is one of 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, based in Amite, Louisiana. The district serves 19,077 students district-wide and employs 1,109 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 570 students, Independence High Magnet is close to the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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