📍 100 Liberty Minutemen Dr, Bedford, Bedford County, 24523
Liberty High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bedford, Bedford County. The school has 726 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bedford County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty High enrolls 726 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 12% Black or African American and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 574 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 726 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 23.
Liberty High is one of 22 schools in Bedford County Public Schools, based in Bedford, Virginia. The district serves 8,930 students district-wide and employs 678 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 726 students, Liberty High is larger than the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe