School district · Missouri

Independence 30

Independence 30 in Missouri: 31 public schools with 14,272 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,053 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 31
Students: 14,272
Students per teacher: 14.7; MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,053; MO $14.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 970
Counselors (FTE): 38.4
Students per counselor: 372; MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; Librarians (FTE): 25.9

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Missouri's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Missouri: 42%

35%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

6,249 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

31%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

6,091 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.5K15

$9.9K16

$10.1K17

$10.3K18

$10.7K19

$10.7K20

$10.8K21

$12.0K22

$12.4K23

$13.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $29.7M
State: 45% · $106.5M
Local: 42% · $100.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,526
Support services: $5,829
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $15.5M
Long-term debt: $154.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 20Middle schools: 4High schools: 4Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Hanthorn Early Education	Pre-K	180	12.9	—	—	Independence
Sunshine Center	Pre-K	106	—	—	—	Independence
Abraham Mallinson Elementary	2–5	282	14.3	22%	20%	Sugar Creek
Blackburn Elem.	Pre-K–5	363	13.7	46%	41%	Independence
Bryant Elem.	Pre-K–5	193	11.8	26%	21%	Independence
Cassell Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	362	13.4	28%	20%	Independence
Fairmount Elem.	Pre-K–5	313	13.2	20%	19%	Independence
Glendale Elem.	Pre-K–5	417	13.7	42%	43%	Independence
John W. Luff Elem.	Pre-K–5	362	14.7	47%	41%	Independence
Korte Elem.	Pre-K–5	444	14.8	35%	34%	Independence
Little Blue Elementary	Pre-K–5	263	11.0	41%	30%	Independence
Mill Creek Elem.	Pre-K–5	250	14.1	54%	48%	Independence
Ott Elem.	Pre-K–5	384	15.3	34%	33%	Independence
Procter Elem.	Pre-K–5	221	13.5	32%	33%	Independence
Randall Elem.	Pre-K–5	284	12.7	32%	23%	Independence
Santa Fe Trail Elem.	Pre-K–5	364	14.6	37%	34%	Independence
Spring Branch Elem.	Pre-K–5	278	11.9	43%	33%	Independence
Sugar Creek Elem.	Pre-K–1	134	14.6	—	—	Sugar Creek
Sycamore Hills Elem.	Pre-K–5	574	17.6	45%	44%	Independence
Thomas Hart Benton Elem.	Pre-K–5	401	14.6	36%	35%	Independence
Three Trails Elem.	Pre-K–5	328	14.0	28%	32%	Independence
William Southern Elem.	Pre-K–5	458	17.7	46%	39%	Independence
Bingham Middle	7–8	730	14.6	33%	24%	Independence
Bridger Middle	6	744	15.7	36%	47%	Independence
Clifford H. Nowlin Middle	6–8	902	16.8	25%	18%	Independence
Pioneer Ridge Middle	7–8	731	14.3	38%	24%	Independence
Independence AcademyAlternative	9–12	0	—	—	—	Independence
Truman High	9–12	1,720	18.6	—	—	Independence
Van Horn High	9–12	1,067	16.8	—	—	Independnce
William Chrisman High	9–12	1,417	17.0	—	—	Independence
Day Treatment	K–12	0	—	—	—	Independence

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 201 North Forest Avenue, Independence, MO 64050
Phone: (816)521-5300

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.