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Independence High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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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
3184 Highway 305
Coldwater, MS 38618
Phone
(662) 233-4691
District
TATE CO SCHOOL DIST
County
TATE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
462
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.2% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
32%
38%
37%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
40%
32%
34%
32%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
52%
53%
32%
44%
72%
62%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 80 17.3%
Grade 8 76 16.5%
Grade 9 89 19.3%
Grade 10 78 16.9%
Grade 11 88 19.0%
Grade 12 51 11.0%
Total 462 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.1% 57.4% 44.6%
Black 40.6% 35.5% 48.4%
Hispanic 5.0% 6.9% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.4% 99.1% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 70.1% 74.6% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 29.2% 24.5% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,193 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 47.7 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.0% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.5% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,853 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.8% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.1% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.4% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.9% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.4% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 9.9% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,463 $11,003,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $652 $1,313,000 5.8%
Staff $538 $1,084,000 4.8%
General Administration $408 $822,000 3.7%
School Administration $666 $1,342,000 6.0%
Operation $1,361 $2,742,000 12.2%
Transportation $636 $1,281,000 5.7%
Other $306 $617,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,569 $9,201,000 40.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,136 $2,287,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $11,167 $22,491,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
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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