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Liberal

Liberal, Kansas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

4,654
Students enrolled
8
Public schools
334
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.9:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 250
  • Kindergarten 319
  • Grade 1 358
  • Grade 2 342
  • Grade 3 340
  • Grade 4 305
  • Grade 5 330
  • Grade 6 306
  • Grade 7 377
  • Grade 8 305
  • Grade 9 366
  • Grade 10 397
  • Grade 11 365
  • Grade 12 294

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 87%
  • White 9%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • Asian 1%
  • Black or African American 1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 4,056 of 4,653 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 76%
  • Reduced-price lunch 11%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,425 spent per student on day-to-day operations Kansas median: $15,993 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,863
  • Support services $4,722
  • Other (food service, etc.) $841

Where the money comes from

  • Local 11%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 16%

Total revenue $89.3 milliontotal spending $73.8 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

820

District office

7 Parkway Blvd, Liberal KS 67901

County

Seward County

Official website

NCES District ID

2008730

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About Liberal

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

nspiring students to achieve their potential Unified School District No. 480 shares with our community the challenge of preparing and inspiring all students to be life-long learners. Educational Philosophy We believe all students should develop to their capacities in basic learning skills, in acquiring and communicating information, in the ability to think critically and constructively and in the power to be imaginative and creative. We also believe our educational program should adequately care for the development of students’ rational and intellectual powers and should nurture the human capabilities of all students. We understand that each student is unique. Students have wide differences in their learning rates, experiences, energy levels, and goals. To meet these individual needs, our curriculum and program offerings must vary extensively.
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