Independence

Independence, Kansas

Independence runs 5 public schools in Kansas, enrolling 2,059 students — the 4527th largest district in the country.

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At a glance

Schools

5schools

3951st nationally, tied with 1,059

Enrollment

2,059students

4527th nationally, tied with 1

Schools listed here

5in the directory

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Schools

All 5 schools in the district, largest first.

Enrollment

1Independence Sr High563 students
2Independence Middle433 students
3Eisenhower Elem391 students
4Jefferson School390 students
5Bridges Academy34 students

Schools in Independence
School	City	Enrollment
Independence Sr High	Independence	563
Independence Middle	Independence	433
Eisenhower Elem	Independence	391
Jefferson School	Independence	390
Bridges Academy	Independence	34

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The county it serves

Montgomery County in the American Community Survey — the conditions this district works in, measured by the Census Bureau rather than by the Department of Education.

Population

30,940

Median household income

$55,697

Poverty rate

15.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.6%

Everything recorded for Montgomery County →

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Where this sits

Geographic context

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Sources & licence

Provenance

National Center for Education Statistics: Common Core of Data — school and district directory
Current · as of August 17, 2026U.S. Public Domain (NCES)
Collected and published by NCES; retrieved through the Urban Institute Education Data Portal, which republishes the NCES files unchanged.

Data as of September 1, 2022.