Independence Classical Academy
FORT PIERCE · FL · ST. LUCIE · Public charter · K-12 combined
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ST LUCIE COUNTY JAIL - ROCK ROAD ACADEMY → SOMERSET CAREER ACADEMY → PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS TREASURE COAST → HOMEBOUND PROGRAM → ST. LUCIE DETENTION CENTER → LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL → MARTIN S.A.I.L.S → DATA HOUSE →For Parents
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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A high school's grade is the percent of possible points across up to 11 components — English/math achievement and learning gains, science & social-studies achievement, the 4-year graduation rate, and College & Career Acceleration: the share of graduates who earned college credit (via AP, IB, AICE, or dual enrollment) or an industry certification. Letter cutoffs: A ≥ 62%, B ≥ 54%, C ≥ 41%, D ≥ 32%, F below.
Source: Florida Department of Education, School Grades, 2023-24. Graduation rate & College/Career Acceleration components reflect the prior cohort year, per FLDOE's grading model.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +22.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 557 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,742 per student in district revenue, the 956 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $12,181,352/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LUCIE COUNTY JAIL - ROCK ROAD ACADEMY FT PIERCE |
Public | 3.4 | 25 | — |
| SOMERSET CAREER ACADEMY PORT SAINT LUCIE |
Public · charter | 5.2 | 29 | — |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS TREASURE COAST FORT PIERCE |
Public | 1.5 | 37 | — |
| HOMEBOUND PROGRAM PORT SAINT LUCIE |
Public | 7.2 | — | — |
| ST. LUCIE DETENTION CENTER FORT PIERCE |
Public | 2.9 | 46 | — |
| LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE |
Public | 10.2 | — | — |
| MARTIN S.A.I.L.S STUART |
Public | 18.2 | 8 | — |
| DATA HOUSE FORT PIERCE |
Public | 2.1 | 3 | — |