Independence CS West

Public school district · Philadelphia County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4200893

Independence CS West spent $15,821 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 89% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $19,062). Its one school enrolled 811 students in 2024-25; 0.8% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Independence CS West in enrollment (813 to 862 students) and Independence CS West itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Independence CS West, FY23KIPP Philadelphia CS $22,223; Lakeview SD $21,636; Morrisville Borough SD $21,115; Clairton City SD $20,533; Maritime Academy CS $20,244; Canton Area SD $19,229; Keystone SD $18,666; Christopher Columbus CS $17,381; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Independence CS West $15,821; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kKIPP Philadelphia CS$22,223Lakeview SD$21,636Morrisville Borough SD$21,115Clairton City SD$20,533Maritime Academy CS$20,244Canton Area SD$19,229Keystone SD$18,666Christopher Columbus CS$17,381Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Independence CS West$15,821State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Independence CS West, FY23KIPP Philadelphia CS $22,223; Lakeview SD $21,636; Morrisville Borough SD $21,115; Clairton City SD $20,533; Maritime Academy CS $20,244; Canton Area SD $19,229; Keystone SD $18,666; Christopher Columbus CS $17,381; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Independence CS West $15,821; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kKIPP Philadelphia CS$22,223Lakeview SD$21,636Morrisville Borough SD$21,115Clairton City SD$20,533Maritime Academy CS$20,244Canton Area SD$19,229Keystone SD$18,666Christopher Columbus CS$17,381Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Independence CS West$15,821State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Independence CS West, FY23KIPP Philadelphia CS $22,223; Lakeview SD $21,636; Morrisville Borough SD $21,115; Clairton City SD $20,533; Maritime Academy CS $20,244; Canton Area SD $19,229; Keystone SD $18,666; Christopher Columbus CS $17,381; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Independence CS West $15,821; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kKIPP Philadelphia CS$22,223Lakeview SD$21,636Morrisville Borough SD$21,115Clairton City SD$20,533Maritime Academy CS$20,244Canton Area SD$19,229Keystone SD$18,666Christopher Columbus CS$17,381Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Independence CS West$15,821State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Independence CS West, FY23KIPP Philadelphia CS $22,223; Lakeview SD $21,636; Morrisville Borough SD $21,115; Clairton City SD $20,533; Maritime Academy CS $20,244; Canton Area SD $19,229; Keystone SD $18,666; Christopher Columbus CS $17,381; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Independence CS West $15,821; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kKIPP Philadelphia CS$22,223Lakeview SD$21,636Morrisville Borough SD$21,115Clairton City SD$20,533Maritime Academy CS$20,244Canton Area SD$19,229Keystone SD$18,666Christopher Columbus CS$17,381Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Independence CS West$15,821State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$16,902,000 in revenue: 0.8% state, 76.4% local and 22.8% federal. Total spending including $415,000 of capital outlay was $15,752,000, or $18,752 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Independence CS West revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $138,000; Local $12,907,000; Federal $3,857,000; total $16,902,000.
  • State$138,000 1%
  • Local$12,907,000 76%
  • Federal$3,857,000 23%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 254 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

833 students in 2022-23, 831 students in 2023-24, 811 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Independence CS West enrollment by school year2022-23: 833, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81102505007501k2022-238332023-248312024-25811
Independence CS West enrollment by school year2022-23: 833, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81102505007501k2022-238332023-248312024-25811
Independence CS West enrollment by school year2022-23: 833, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81102505007501k2022-238332023-248312024-25811
Independence CS West enrollment by school year2022-23: 833, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81102505007501k2022-238332023-248312024-25811

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383358.014.4
2023-2483145.018.5
2024-2581158.014.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$4,456,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,305 per student

Independence CS West booked $4,456,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 58 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $76,828 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 37 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$3,410,00076.5%
Special education$943,00021.2%
Other programs$103,0002.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,089 in 2018-19, $4,076 in 2019-20, $4,923 in 2020-21, $5,406 in 2021-22, $5,305 in 2022-23.

Independence CS West teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,076, 2020-21: $4,923, 2021-22: $5,406, 2022-23: $5,30502k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,0762020-21$4,9232021-22$5,4062022-23$5,305
Independence CS West teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,076, 2020-21: $4,923, 2021-22: $5,406, 2022-23: $5,30502k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,0762020-21$4,9232021-22$5,4062022-23$5,305
Independence CS West teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,076, 2020-21: $4,923, 2021-22: $5,406, 2022-23: $5,30502k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,0762020-21$4,9232021-22$5,4062022-23$5,305
Independence CS West teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,089, 2019-20: $4,076, 2020-21: $4,923, 2021-22: $5,406, 2022-23: $5,30502k4k6k2018-19$4,0892019-20$4,0762020-21$4,9232021-22$5,4062022-23$5,305

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Independence CS West scored proficient or above: 22-27% in reading and 5-11% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts22-27%54%460
Math5-11%34%459

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 811 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Independence CS West81114.099.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Independence CS West

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentIndependence CS West ranks 225 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,821).#225 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaIndependence CS West is the number 479 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 840 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#479 of 775
  3. Lakeview SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 847 students in fall 2022, $21,636 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,636
  4. KIPP Philadelphia CSThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 838 students in fall 2022, $22,223 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,223
  5. Compare Independence CS West with Lakeview SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaIndependence CS West spent $76,828 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$76,828
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Independence CS West

  1. How many schools and students are in Independence CS West?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 811 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Independence CS West spend per student?
    $15,821 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $19,062 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Independence CS West's money come from?
    $16,902,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 0.8% state, 76.4% local and 22.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Independence CS West spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,456,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,305 per student. Divided by the 58 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,828 per teacher, more than 37 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Independence CS West do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Independence CS West scored proficient or above: 22-27% in reading and 5-11% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Independence CS West's NCES district ID?
    4200893. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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