📍 124 Red Devil Drive, Liberty, Pickens County, 29657
Liberty High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Liberty, Pickens County. The school has 684 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty High enrolls 684 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 588 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 684 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 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.
Liberty High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-30, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Liberty High is one of 24 schools in Pickens 01, based in Easley, South Carolina. The district serves 16,313 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 684 students, Liberty High is close to the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe