📍 205 N Payne, Liberal, Barton County, 64762
Liberal High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Liberal, Barton County. The school has 116 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Liberal R-Ii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberal High enrolls 116 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 110 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 116 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 40 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Liberal High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 127.
Liberal High is one of 3 schools in LIBERAL R-II, based in LIBERAL, Missouri. The district serves 271 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 116 students, Liberal High is larger than the district average of about 90 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant