Independence High School

Located at 3184 HWY 305, in Coldwater, Mississippi, Independence High School is a close-knit four-year high school that caters to 507 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Tate County School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Independence High School sits 22% below that benchmark.

Independence High School is one of 5 schools operated by Tate County School District, a district that serves 2,004 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Independence High School shows that the most-represented group is Black (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 40% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Tate County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Independence High School logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Independence High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.1%, the actual is 54.8%, a residual of -6.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Tate County) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,704 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tate County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,758 students), Independence High School is one campus in the mix.

East Tate Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Independence High School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Independence High School's enrollment has grew 40% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 507). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 55% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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