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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Nova Center	0.0mi	Private, Nonsectarian	K-12	2425 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	(816) 924-1703	48	8	6.0	17 (35.4%)	24 (50.0%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)
Nativity Of Mary School	1.6mi	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	10021 E 36th Ter S	Independence	64052	Jackson County	(816) 353-0284	158	10	14.3	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Center Place Restoration School	1.9mi	Private, Other	PK, KG-12	819 W Waldo Ave	Independence	64050	Jackson County	(816) 252-1715	232	24	9.2	186 (80.2%)	7 (3.0%)	18 (7.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)
Messiah Lutheran School	2.2mi	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-5	613 S Main St	Independence	64050	Jackson County	(816) 254-9409
The Schoolhouse, Inc.	3.2mi	Private, Nonsectarian	K-5	14709 E 35th St S	Independence	64055	Jackson County	(816) 373-5938	3	2	1.5	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Holy Cross School	4.3mi	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	121 N Quincy Ave	Kansas City	64123	Jackson County	(816) 231-8874	177	11	13.4	7 (4.0%)	5 (2.8%)	122 (68.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)
Highlands Academy	4.7mi	Private, Christian (no specific denomination), Girls	10-12	5506 Cambridge Ave	Kansas City	64129	Jackson County	(816) 924-6565
Sunrise Montessori Academy Of Independence Llc.	4.8mi	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	16650 E Us Highway 40	Independence	64055	Jackson County	(816) 478-1234	113			16 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Urban Christian Academy	4.9mi	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-5	4328 Jackson Ave	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	(816) 895-2333
St Michael The Archangel Catholic High School	5.5mi	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	2901 NW Lees Summit Rd,	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	(816) 763-4800

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School									Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
Nova Center	0.0mi	Private, Nonsectarian	K-12	2425 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	(816) 924-1703	48	8	6.0		17 (35.4%)	24 (50.0%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)
Nativity Of Mary School	1.6mi	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	10021 E 36th Ter S	Independence	64052	Jackson County	(816) 353-0284	158	10	14.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Center Place Restoration School	1.9mi	Private, Other	PK, KG-12	819 W Waldo Ave	Independence	64050	Jackson County	(816) 252-1715	232	24	9.2		186 (80.2%)	7 (3.0%)	18 (7.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)
Messiah Lutheran School	2.2mi	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-5	613 S Main St	Independence	64050	Jackson County	(816) 254-9409
The Schoolhouse, Inc.	3.2mi	Private, Nonsectarian	K-5	14709 E 35th St S	Independence	64055	Jackson County	(816) 373-5938	3	2	1.5		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Holy Cross School	4.3mi	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	121 N Quincy Ave	Kansas City	64123	Jackson County	(816) 231-8874	177	11	13.4		7 (4.0%)	5 (2.8%)	122 (68.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)
Highlands Academy	4.7mi	Private, Christian (no specific denomination), Girls	10-12	5506 Cambridge Ave	Kansas City	64129	Jackson County	(816) 924-6565
Sunrise Montessori Academy Of Independence Llc.	4.8mi	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	16650 E Us Highway 40	Independence	64055	Jackson County	(816) 478-1234	113				16 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Urban Christian Academy	4.9mi	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-5	4328 Jackson Ave	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	(816) 895-2333
St Michael The Archangel Catholic High School	5.5mi	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	2901 NW Lees Summit Rd,	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	(816) 763-4800