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Schools in Independence Township

Independence Township’s public schools

Barnes Unified School District 223 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Independence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 22% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
518 students on the public path
In brief

Independence Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Independence Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Linn Elem places highest (better than 81%); Linn High lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Independence Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Linn High and Hanover High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Independence Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Barnes Unified School District 223.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Barnes Unified School District 223Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 518 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$11,612KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 32.5% · 122 students tested
Math42%
State average 29.4% · 126 students tested

Independence Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Independence Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Independence Township—Barnes Unified School District 223
Franklin—Barnes Unified School District 223 PK–12 · Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108 PK–12
Hanover—Barnes Unified School District 223
Herkimer—Marysville Unified School District 364

2 of the 3 neighbors share Barnes Unified School District 223 with Independence Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Glenwood, NE borders Independence Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Independence Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Independence Townshipin other towns
Hanover Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hanover
B+
231 students26:1Rate it →
Linn Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Linn
A−
161 students13:1Rate it →
Linn High
High · Grades 9–12 · Linn
C
66 students8:1Rate it →
Hanover High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanover
B−
60 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Independence Township’s schools

Are Independence Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Independence Township. Barnes Unified School District 223 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Independence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Independence Township in?

Barnes Unified School District 223.

Where do Independence Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Linn High and Hanover High.

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What Independence Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.