Independence High School

Independence High School serves students in Roswell, Georgia, as a very small high school. The school counted 129 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 88% below the average for high schools in Georgia.

Independence High School reports to Fulton County, which has 107 schools and 87,563 students.

Of every 100 students at Independence High School, about 41 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 35% Black, 19% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 8% Hispanic share among all Fulton County residents. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Independence High School are from different groups.

Independence High School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8:1. High schools in Georgia average 15.2:1, 4.4 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 62% at Independence High School. The average for public schools in Fulton County is similar, at 62%.

For Fulton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $95,292 a year, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Fulton County number 205, with about 138,270 students.

Vickery Mill Elementary is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment records show 254 in 2020-21 and 129 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.8:1, from 16.9:1.

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