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Bridges Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2615 W Main
Independence, KS 67301
Phone
(620) 926-0612
District
Independence
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.6% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Bridges Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

40 30 20 10 0
3%
32%
0%
33%
5%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
No Data
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 5 14.7%
Grade 8 3 8.8%
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 8 23.5%
Grade 11 10 29.4%
Grade 12 8 23.5%
Total 34 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.5% 76.7% 65.8%
Black 25.0% 5.2% 7.2%
Hispanic 12.5% 15.1% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.8% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 2.2% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 69.8% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 60.3% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 9.5% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,885 2,940,546
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 61.6 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.0% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 20.8% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,376 1,160,715
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.0% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.3% 35.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.0% 17.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.5% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.1% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,489 $15,517,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $493 $901,000 3.1%
Staff $449 $820,000 2.8%
General Administration $484 $885,000 3.0%
School Administration $884 $1,616,000 5.5%
Operation $1,388 $2,537,000 8.7%
Transportation $486 $889,000 3.0%
Other $95 $173,000 0.6%
Total Support $4,278 $7,821,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,228 $5,900,000 20.2%
Total Expenditures $15,995 $29,238,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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