📍 850 Independence Road, Coal City, Raleigh County, 25823
Independence High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Coal City, Raleigh County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raleigh County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. 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 High School enrolls 572 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.2% Black or African American and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 548 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Independence High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 9, state house district 29.
Independence High School is one of 27 schools in Raleigh County Schools, based in BECKLEY, West Virginia. The district serves 10,350 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 572 students, Independence High School is larger than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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