School district · Ohio

Independence Local

Independence Local in Ohio: 3 public schools with 1,044 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,660 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,044
Students per teacher
13.5
OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,660
OH $16.4K · 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)
77.5
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
348
OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Ohio: 61%

87%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Ohio

Median 67% · 607 school districts compared

460 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Ohio: 57%

84%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in Ohio

Median 65% · 607 school districts compared

440 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

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
$15.5K15
$15.6K16
$16.0K17
$16.3K18
$17.1K19
$17.2K20
$17.9K21
$19.0K22
$19.7K23
$21.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.8% · $432K
State
12% · $2.8M
Local
87% · $20.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,560
Support services
$7,642
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$818K
Long-term debt
$6.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–444015.787%88%
5–829913.987%82%
9–1230513.3——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
7733 Stone Rd, Independence, OH 44131
Phone
(216)642-5850
Website