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Liberal, KS
Public School Ratings




Liberal Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Liberal School District details

Liberal School District
7 Parkway Blvd
Liberal, KS 67901

4,659 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Liberal School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.7% of all KS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
11%
32%
11%
33%
11%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cottonwood Elementary School
1100 W. 11th
Liberal, KS, 67901
KG-05
Eisenhower Middle School
2000 N Western
Liberal, KS, 67901
06-08
Liberal Sr High School
1611 W 2nd
Liberal, KS, 67901
09-12
Macarthur Elementary School
925 South Holly
Liberal, KS, 67901
KG-05
Meadowlark Elementary School
1200 N Calvert
Liberal, KS, 67901
KG-05
Prairie View Elementary School
615 Warren Avenue
Liberal, KS, 67901
KG-05
Seymour Rogers Middle School
721 Griffith
Liberal, KS, 67901
06-08
Sunflower Elementary School
310 W. Pine
Liberal, KS, 67901
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 9.9% 65.8%
Black 1.3% 7.2%
Hispanic 87.0% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 82.1% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 69.1% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.9% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,218 $33,628,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $468 $2,181,000 3.3%
Staff $375 $1,748,000 2.7%
General Administration $349 $1,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $589 $2,746,000 4.2%
Operation $1,610 $7,500,000 11.4%
Transportation $287 $1,335,000 2.0%
Other $156 $727,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,834 $17,861,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,042 $14,174,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $14,094 $65,663,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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