City University School of Independence

City University School of Independence operates as an one-room-style high school in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 13 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so City University School of Independence sits 98% leaner than that benchmark.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; City University School of Independence is among them.

On the student-mix side, City University School of Independence lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), City University School of Independence is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: City University School Of Liberal Arts, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

City University School of Independence operates from a downtown location. City University School of Independence operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at City University School of Independence has decreased 24%, going from 17 students in 2018 to 13 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 6% to 0% over that span.

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