Independence Jr High School

As a low-enrollment intermediate school in Palos Heights, Illinois, Independence Jr High School enrolls 236 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Palos Heights SD 128. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 462.

Independence Jr High School is one of 4 schools operated by Palos Heights SD 128, a district that caters to 830 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Independence Jr High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Independence Jr High School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.

Around the school, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Independence Jr High School is one campus in the mix.

A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Independence Jr High School's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 221 (now 236).

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