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Independence School District, KS: schools, enrollment and spending
Independence School District runs 5 public schools with 1,887 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Kansas figure of 13.8.Listed in NCES data as "Independence".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 1,887
- Teachers (FTE)
- 133
- Students per teacher
- 14.2
- KS: 13.8 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 517 North 10th Street, Independence, KS 67301
- Phone
- (620)332-1800
- County
- Montgomery County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2007650
- State district ID
- KS-D0446
- Total staff (FTE)
- 316
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 377 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.2
Kansas13.8
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,037), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $28.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.4 million
- State revenue
- $20.5 million
- Local revenue
- $5.5 million
- Total spending
- $27.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,349
- Salaries
- $11.7 million43.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $40.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 8.5%
- State: 72.1%
- Local: 19.3%
Kansas overall
- Federal: 8.8%
- State: 63.6%
- Local: 27.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,349
Kansas$16,437
United States$16,826
Schools in Independence School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| BRIDGES Academy | High | 6 to 12 | 24 | |
| Eisenhower ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 323 | 11.5 |
| Independence MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 376 | 12.1 |
| Independence Senior HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 550 | 13.4 |
| Jefferson SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 356 | 13.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Montgomery County
- Coffeyville School District 1,764 students
- Caney Valley School District 798 students
- Cherryvale School District 683 students
- Tri County Special Education Coop
More in Kansas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.