South Cuyahoga News

There were 1,068 students enrolled in Independence Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 91% of the Independence Local Schools total enrollment.

Independence Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Cuyahoga County and has a main office in Independence.

Among the three schools in Independence Local Schools, Independence Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of 450 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School Name	Total enrollment in 2021-2022	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Independence Primary School	459	450	-2%
Independence Middle School	309	319	3.2%
Independence High School	312	299	-4.2%