Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Liberal’s public schools score below 95% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation
8% of students in Liberal’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Liberal, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Liberal’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,425 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Fellowship Baptist School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Liberal’s grade
D: better than 5% of Kansas school districts, #147 of 151 Kansas towns. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Liberal, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Liberal · depends on your address
Eisenhower Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 516 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Seymour Rogers Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 472 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Liberal · depends on your address
Eisenhower Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 516 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Seymour Rogers Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 472 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Liberal · depends on your address
Eisenhower Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 516 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Seymour Rogers Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 472 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Liberal
Liberal Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,421 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Liberal
Liberal Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,421 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Liberal
Liberal Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,421 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Liberal
Liberal Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,421 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Liberal’s public schools are run by Liberal Unified School District 480, which also serves Liberal. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Liberal vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Liberal’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D | Liberal Unified School District 480 |
Every school in Liberal
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Liberal’s schools
Are Liberal’s schools good?
On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Liberal children attend score below 95% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #147 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Liberal in?
Liberal Unified School District 480, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,653 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Liberal kids go to high school?
Liberal Sr High, with 1,421 students; its own test results earn a D−.
What is Liberal’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Liberal Unified School District 480 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Liberal spend per student?
$13,425 in Liberal Unified School District 480 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Liberal?
Yes: Fellowship Baptist School (religious, grades K–12, 115 students).
Parents talk
What Liberal families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Liberal → They have their own page.
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 Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.