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Bristol, Florida - 7 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Liberty #3 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,011 per pupil, Liberty ranks #5 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,295
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,011
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Liberty operates 7 public schools serving 1,295 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Liberty County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,011 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 7 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending. See how Florida compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.2% local, 58.5% state, and 23.4% 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 85/100, ranked #3 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 595.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.6% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Liberty Virtual Franchise, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.
Its largest campus is W. R. Tolar K-8 School, enrolling 513 students (40% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Liberty Virtual Franchise, at 7 students, a 73x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
W. R. Tolar K-8 School accounts for 39.6% of all Liberty student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Liberty-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Liberty school enrollment varies 73× across entities
Liberty school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 513 students (highest), a spread of 506 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Liberty student-counselor ratio is 596:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Liberty chronic absenteeism rate is 28.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Liberty is typically wider than the Liberty-aggregate figure suggests.
Liberty has 7 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 1,295 students.
How much does Liberty spend per student?
Liberty spends $13,011 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #3 in Florida.
What is the demographic composition of Liberty?
Liberty students are 68.6% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Liberty?
Liberty has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #3 out of 67 districts in Florida.