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Liberal School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 582 students in Liberal School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Liberal School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public preschool average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
8 Schools
563 Schools
# Students
4,659 Students
176,607 Students
# Teachers
307 Teachers
12,614 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Liberal School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#285 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
31%
Graduation Rate
88%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.54
# American Indian Students
9 Students
1,212 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
67 Students
3,690 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
3,975 Students
34,509 Students
% Hispanic Students
85%
20%
# Black Students
61 Students
11,205 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
453 Students
114,219 Students
% White Students
10%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
397 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
91 Students
11,375 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
252
21,806
# Students in K Grade:
330
26,055
# Students in 1st Grade:
339
25,990
# Students in 2nd Grade:
312
24,957
# Students in 3rd Grade:
333
23,901
# Students in 4th Grade:
312
23,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
373
21,190
# Students in 6th Grade:
302
6,721
# Students in 7th Grade:
366
1,222
# Students in 8th Grade:
387
1,166
# Students in 9th Grade:
389
84
# Students in 10th Grade:
325
74
# Students in 11th Grade:
343
87
# Students in 12th Grade:
296
64
# Ungraded Students:
-
6
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,529 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,094 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,529
$16,113
Spending / Student
$14,094
$17,019
Best Liberal School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sunflower Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
310 W. Pine
Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 604-2800
Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 604-2800
Grades: PK-5
| 582 students
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