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Independence Community School District, Iowa

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Independence Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,480 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Independence Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Buchanan County). During the 2024 school year, 1,480 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Independence Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Audrey Hill20232027
Kim Hansen20152027
Ray Dostal20242025
Charlie McCardle20212025
Gina Trimble20172025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,720,000 $1,818 11%
Local: $9,077,000 $6,068 38%
State: $12,138,000 $8,114 51%
Total: $23,935,000 $15,999
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,588,000 $14,430
Total Current Expenditures: $17,696,000 $11,828
Instructional Expenditures: $11,069,000 $7,399 51%
Student and Staff Support: $1,652,000 $1,104 8%
Administration: $1,963,000 $1,312 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,012,000 $2,013 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,568,000 $1,716
Construction: $2,151,000 $1,437
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $32,000 $21
Interest on Debt: $291,000 $194


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 73 PS PS 40-59 PS 40-59 74
2018-2019 76 PS <50 >=50 >=50 77
2017-2018 84 PS PS >=80 >=50 85
2016-2017 86 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 87
2015-2016 84 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 84
2014-2015 86 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 86
2013-2014 86 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 87
2012-2013 84 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 84
2011-2012 80 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 81
2010-2011 81 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS PS 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 74 PS PS 60-79 PS 40-59 75
2018-2019 70 PS PS >=50 >=50 71
2017-2018 78 PS PS 60-79 >=50 78
2016-2017 78 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 77
2015-2016 75 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 75
2014-2015 78 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 78
2013-2014 76 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 77
2012-2013 74 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 74
2011-2012 70 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 70
2010-2011 74 >=50 >=50 <50 PS PS 74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 >=95 >=50 PS >=95
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS 90-94
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,480 -1.1
2022-2023 1,496 0.0
2021-2022 1,496 1.6
2020-2021 1,472 -1.6
2019-2020 1,496 -0.2
2018-2019 1,499 -0.9
2017-2018 1,513 0.4
2016-2017 1,507 0.1
2015-2016 1,506 1.1
2014-2015 1,490 0.3
2013-2014 1,485 0.5
2012-2013 1,477 0.4
2011-2012 1,471 0.5
2010-2011 1,464 -1.4
2009-2010 1,485 8.5
2008-2009 1,359 -3.8
2007-2008 1,411 -1.5
2006-2007 1,432 -5.6
2005-2006 1,512 3.2
2004-2005 1,464 -2.7
2003-2004 1,504 -1.7
2002-2003 1,530 -1.6
2001-2002 1,555 -4.8
2000-2001 1,630 -2.0
1999-2000 1,662 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Independence Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 2.5
Black 0.5 7.0
Hispanic 4.0 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 4.6 5.0
White 90.7 71.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Independence Community School District had 102.37 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.96
Kindergarten: 7.75
Elementary: 57.40
Secondary: 35.26
Total: 102.37

Independence Community School District employed 5.15 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.15
District Administrative Support: 5.25
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 8.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 32.91
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.04
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.75
Library/Media Support: 2.79
Student Support Services: 3.14
Other Support Services: 30.03


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Independence Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Early Childhood Center39PK-PK
East Elementary School281KG-2
Independence Junior Senior High School7247-12
West Elementary School3713-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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