📍 5855 Bartholow Road, Sykesville, Carroll County, 21784
Liberty High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sykesville, Carroll County. The school has 991 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty High enrolls 991 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 6.4% Asian and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 777 | 79% |
| Asian | 63 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 991 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Liberty High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
Liberty High is one of 44 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Westminster, Maryland. The district serves 26,141 students district-wide and employs 1,855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 991 students, Liberty High is larger than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe