📍 3184 Highway 305, Coldwater, Tate County, 38618
Independence High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Coldwater, Tate County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tate Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence High School enrolls 462 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 38% Black or African American and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
459 of the school's 462 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 qualify for free lunch and 135 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 School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MS-10, state senate district 10, state house district 8.
Independence High School is one of 7 schools in Tate County School District, based in Coldwater, Mississippi. The district serves 2,004 students district-wide and employs 151 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Independence High School is larger than the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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