Independence 30
Public school district based in Independence, Missouri. NCES district ID 2915480; state ID MO-048077.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
31
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
14,272
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
970.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.7
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 709 | |
| Kindergarten | 974 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,027 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,047 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,039 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,114 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,051 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,053 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,028 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,026 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,060 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,086 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,047 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,011 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% | |
| Asian | 0.7% | |
| Black or African American | 15.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 26.6% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1.0% | |
| Two or more races | 9.9% | |
| White | 45.5% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.9% | |
| Male | 50.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 29, Rural 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman High Independence | 9–12 | Regular | 1,720 | 92.4 | 18.6 | Suburb: Large |
| William Chrisman High Independence | 9–12 | Regular | 1,417 | 83.5 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Van Horn High Independnce | 9–12 | Regular | 1,067 | 63.5 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Clifford H. Nowlin Middle Independence | 6–8 | Regular | 902 | 53.9 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Bridger Middle Independence | 6 | Regular | 744 | 47.5 | 15.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Pioneer Ridge Middle Independence | 7–8 | Regular | 731 | 51.3 | 14.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Bingham Middle Independence | 7–8 | Regular | 730 | 49.9 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Sycamore Hills Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 574 | 32.6 | 17.6 | Suburb: Large |
| William Southern Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 458 | 25.9 | 17.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Korte Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 444 | 30.0 | 14.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Glendale Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 417 | 30.4 | 13.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Thomas Hart Benton Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 401 | 27.4 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Ott Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 384 | 25.1 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Santa Fe Trail Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 364 | 24.9 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Blackburn Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 363 | 26.5 | 13.7 | Suburb: Large |
| John W. Luff Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 362 | 24.6 | 14.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Cassell Park Elementary Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 362 | 27.0 | 13.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Three Trails Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 328 | 23.4 | 14 | Suburb: Large |
| Fairmount Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 313 | 23.8 | 13.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Randall Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 284 | 22.4 | 12.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Abraham Mallinson Elementary Sugar Creek | 2–5 | Regular | 282 | 19.7 | 14.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Spring Branch Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 278 | 23.4 | 11.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Little Blue Elementary Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 263 | 24.0 | 11 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mill Creek Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 250 | 17.8 | 14.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Procter Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 221 | 16.4 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Bryant Elem. Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 193 | 16.4 | 11.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Hanthorn Early Education Independence | PK | Regular | 180 | 14.0 | 12.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Sugar Creek Elem. Sugar Creek | PK–1 | Regular | 134 | 9.2 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Sunshine Center Independence | PK | Regular | 106 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Day Treatment Independence | K–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Independence Academy Independence | 9–12 | Alternative | 0 | 43.8 | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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