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Schools in Liberty Township · Southern Wells Community Schools

Liberty Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Indiana districts

Reading proficiency in Liberty Township’s districts is 48%, above the Indiana average (41%). 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 Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
48%
▲ 7 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 6 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 15% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
880 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 779 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty Township’s, its schools beat 85%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,699 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, 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

A− Test scores

A−: better than 80% of Indiana school districts. Test scores are above the Indiana average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (779)Better than 85%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 450 test results could put Liberty Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Liberty Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (450 in math, 450 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–6Southern Wells Elementary Schoolin PonetoB
7–12Southern Wells Jr-Sr High Schoolin PonetoB

Liberty Township’s public schools are run by Southern Wells Community Schools, which also serves Chester, Jackson, Nottingham and Poneto. 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.

Southern Wells Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 880 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,699IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 41.3% · 450 students tested
Math43%
State average 37.5% · 450 students tested

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty TownshipA−Southern Wells
HarrisonB+Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan
RockcreekANorthern Wells
Chester—Southern Wells
SalamonieBHuntington County Community School Corporation

Every school in Liberty Township

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

Also serving Liberty Townshipin other towns
Southern Wells Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Poneto
B
496 students18:1Rate it →
Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Poneto
B
384 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Liberty Township children attend outscore 80% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Southern Wells Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 880 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Liberty Township spend per student?

$11,699 in Southern Wells Community Schools (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. 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 (2021–22, 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 Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.