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Independence High School (IHS) is located near the east foothills of San Jose. It is the largest of eleven comprehensive high schools in the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) and opened its doors in 1976. The school was designed as an educational park, covering 103 acres with facilities that are shared by the school, with its 3,000 students and 150 staff members, and the surrounding community. These shared facilities include a theater, a stadium, swim center, two gymnasiums, and commons (multi-purpose rooms).