An equity score of 63/100 ranks Liberty Central School District #192 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,371 per pupil, Liberty Central School District ranks #386 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,866
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$28,371
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Liberty Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,866 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sullivan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,371 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.7% local, 54.4% state, and 12.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #192 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 224:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 50.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.0% Hispanic or Latino, 31.4% White, 5.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Liberty Middle School, with a diversity index of 59.8/100.
Its largest campus is Liberty Elementary School, enrolling 664 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Liberty Elementary School accounts for 35.6% of all Liberty Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Liberty Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Liberty Central School District reports 61.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Liberty Central School District student-counselor ratio is 224:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Liberty Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 50.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Liberty Central School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Liberty Central School District?
Liberty Central School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,866 students.
How much does Liberty Central School District spend per student?
Liberty Central School District spends $28,371 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #192 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Liberty Central School District?
Liberty Central School District students are 56.0% Hispanic or Latino, 31.4% White, 5.3% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Liberty Central School District?
Liberty Central School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #192 out of 931 districts in New York.