Independence High

As an one-room-style four-year high school in San Francisco, California, Independence High educates 235 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within San Francisco Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Independence High sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

Independence High is one of 106 schools operated by San Francisco Unified, a district that serves 48,706 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Independence High shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% White, 17% Black, 17% multiracial, 10% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Independence High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at Independence High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Francisco County put the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Independence High is one.

Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Independence High.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 34%: 176 students in 2018 compared to 235 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 39% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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