Independence Public School District is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 headquartered in Independence

Independence, Missouri

Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...

, Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The district serves most of Independence and Sugar Creek

Sugar Creek, Missouri

Sugar Creek is a city in Clay and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,839 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sugar Creek is located at ....

.

Superintendent

As of 2008 the Superintendent of Schools in the Independence Public School District is Dr. Jim Hinson.

High schools

Comprehensive

• William Chrisman High School
  William Chrisman High School
  William Chrisman High School is a high school located in Independence, Missouri as part of the Independence School District. The school was founded in 1888 and was originally known as Independence High School. The first building was located at the intersection of Pleasant and Truman Road, the...
  
  
• Truman High School
  Harry S. Truman High School (Independence)
  Truman High School is a public high school located in Independence, Missouri, serving students in grades 9-12. It is named after hometown resident U.S. President Harry S Truman and his family. The mascot of Truman High is a Patriot, and the school colors are red, white, and blue...
  
  
• Van Horn High School
  Van Horn High School
  Van Horn High School is a comprehensive high school located at 1109 Arlington in Independence, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Independence School District.- School Background :...
  
   (Acquired in Fall 2008)

Alternative

• Independence Academy

Middle schools

• Pioneer Ridge
• George Caleb Bingham
• James Bridger
• Nowlin Middle School
  Nowlin Middle School
  Clifford H. Nowlin Middle School is a comprehensive middle school located at 2800 Hardy in Independence, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Independence School District....
  
   (Acquired in Fall 2008)

Elementary schools

• Thomas Hart Benton Elementary School
• Bryant Elementary School
• Blackburn Elementary School
• Fairmount Elementary School (Acquired in Fall 2008)
• Glendale Elementary School
• John W. Luff Elementary School
• Mill Creek Elementary School
• Mount Washington Elementary School (Acquired in Fall 2008)
• North Rock Creek/Korte Elementary School (Acquired in Fall 2008)
• Christian Ott Elementary School - recent winner of Missouri Gold Star
• Proctor Elementary School
• Randall Elementary School
• Santa Fe Trail Elementary School
• William Southern Elementary School
• Spring Branch Elementary School
• Sugar Creek Elementary School (Sugar Creek
  Sugar Creek, Missouri
  Sugar Creek is a city in Clay and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,839 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sugar Creek is located at ....
  
  ) (Acquired in Fall 2008)
• Sycamore Hills Elementary School
• Three Trails Elementary School (Acquired in Fall 2008)

Annexation Boundary Line Debate

In November 2007, the voters of Independence, Missouri

Independence, Missouri

Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...

 and Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, voted for seven schools, consisting of one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools, to be taken over by the Independence School District. This is perceived as another major setback for the Kansas City, Missouri School District

Kansas City, Missouri School District

Kansas City, Missouri School District, or KCMSD is a school district headquartered at 1211 McGee Street in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.- Boundaries:The school district primarily serves residents within Kansas City....

 and a huge undertaking with a great boon for Western Independence. Jim Hinson, the superintendent of the Independence district, believed that the KCMO district fought the annexation was because it was a "pride issue" and because the KCMO district feared that other parts of the district could secede.

The transfer did not include the C. R. Anderson School, which was originally called the Pitcher School. KCMSD annexed the school in 1957. The school became an alternative school for troubled students in the 1980s. The school closed in 2000.

Transfer to Independence School District

• 1. Van Horn High School
  Van Horn High School
  Van Horn High School is a comprehensive high school located at 1109 Arlington in Independence, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Independence School District.- School Background :...
  
   - (Independence)
• 2. Nowlin Middle School
  Nowlin Middle School
  Clifford H. Nowlin Middle School is a comprehensive middle school located at 2800 Hardy in Independence, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Independence School District....
  
  - (Independence)
• 3. Fairmount Elementary - (Independence)
• 4. Mount Washington Elementary - (Independence)
• 5. North Rock Creek/Korte Elementary - (Independence)
• 6. Sugar Creek Elementary - (Sugar Creek)
• 7. Three Trails Elementary - (Independence)