About Independence Community School District
Independence Community School District is a public school system serving Buchanan County, Iowa, based in Independence. It serves 1,434 students across 4 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #79 largest of Iowa’s 329 school systems.
Size and structure
Independence Community School District enrolls 1,434 students in 4 schools — an average of about 358 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #79 of 329 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Independence Community School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,434 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Independence Community School District employs about 100 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1 — above the Iowa average of about 14.0:1. Total district staff is roughly 207.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Iowa funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Independence Community School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Iowa reports results through the Iowa School Performance Profiles, covering proficiency, academic growth, graduation, English-language progress and conditions for learning. Look up Independence Community School District on the Iowa School Performance Profiles.
Accreditation status
Iowa public districts are accredited by the state through the Iowa Department of Education under its accreditation standards (Iowa Admin. Code 281—12), not a private accreditor. See the Iowa Department of Education.
Independence Community School District vs. Iowa
See every Iowa district side by side in the Iowa directory.
Look up Independence Community School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):