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Independence Magnet School

Serves grades M - M

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
300 West Second Street
Independence, LA 70443
Phone
(985) 878-4376
District
Tangipahoa Parish
County
TANGIPAHOA PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Independence Magnet School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
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38%
No Data
44%
No Data
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
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19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 40.0% 43.7%
Black Unreported 49.0% 42.9%
Hispanic Unreported 10.1% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 68.0% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 62.7% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 5.4% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 133,953 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 169.3 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 48,658 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.2% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.5% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.5% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 13.6% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,118 $126,649,000 57.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $679 $14,060,000 6.4%
Staff $479 $9,924,000 4.5%
General Administration $100 $2,067,000 0.9%
School Administration $620 $12,834,000 5.8%
Operation $763 $15,791,000 7.2%
Transportation $676 $13,992,000 6.4%
Other $227 $4,689,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,544 $73,357,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $942 $19,494,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $10,604 $219,500,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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