Independence High School

Independence High School operates as an expansive four-year high school in Columbus, Ohio, run under Columbus City Schools District. Current enrollment sits at 852 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Columbus City Schools District runs 115 schools in total, collectively educating 46,249 students. Independence High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Independence High School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Independence High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Independence High School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 10%: 776 students in 2018 compared to 852 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 15% to 23% over that span.

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