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BLACKBURN ELEM.

INDEPENDENCE, MO, 64057 — INDEPENDENCE 30

Overview

Enrollment
363
Teachers (FTE)
28.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
13.3:1
Free Lunch Eligible
33.9%
NCES ID
291548000708

Student Ethnicity

White 56.7%
African American 16.3%
Hispanic or Latino 13.8%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Two or More 11.6%

Programs & Staff

Gifted & Talented
20 students
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per Counselor
372:1
Nurses (FTE)
1.0

Discipline & Special Education

In-School Suspensions
3
Out-of-School Suspensions
8

Other Schools in This District

TRUMAN HIGH
high — regular
1,720 students
WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH
high — regular
1,417 students
VAN HORN HIGH
high — regular
1,067 students
CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE
middle — regular
902 students
BRIDGER MIDDLE
middle — regular
744 students

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23, School Membership 2024-25, and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.