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Schools in Liberty Township · Liberty Community Unit School District 2

Liberty Township’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts

In Liberty Township, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Liberty Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
34%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
589 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1228 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty Township’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 34% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,183 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Liberty High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Liberty Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1228)Better than 79%
Towns in Adams County (23)Better than 91%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 294 test results could put Liberty Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Liberty Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (292 in math, 296 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Liberty Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Liberty Elementary SchoolLiberty Community Unit School District 2A−
7–12Liberty High SchoolLiberty Community Unit School District 2B+

Liberty Township’s public schools are run by Liberty Community Unit School District 2, which also serves Beverly, Burton, Columbus and Gilmer and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Liberty Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 589 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,183IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 29.9% · 296 students tested
Math34%
State average 25.8% · 292 students tested

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Liberty Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty TownshipB+Liberty Community Unit School District 2
Burton—Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Payson Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
McKee—Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Central CUSD 3 PK–12
Columbus—Central CUSD 3 PK–12 · Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Richfield—Payson Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Liberty Community Unit School District 2 with Liberty Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Liberty Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Liberty Townshipby address
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Liberty
A−
336 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Liberty
B+
253 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Liberty Township children attend outscore 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Liberty Community Unit School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 589 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Liberty Township spend per student?

$14,183 in Liberty Community Unit School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Liberty Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.