Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District

Listed by NCES as Liberty Union-Thurston Local (district ID 3904688)

Public school district · Fairfield County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904688

Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District spent $15,352 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,273). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,175 students in 2024-25; 36.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,466 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Liberty Union-Thurston Local in enrollment (1,189 to 1,227 students) and Liberty Union-Thurston Local itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Liberty Union-Thurston Local, FY23Finneytown Local $16,057; Liberty Union-Thurston Local $15,352; Elmwood Local $14,918; Blanchester Local $14,678; Huron City Schools $14,567; East Clinton Local $14,130; Crestview Local $13,084; South Range Local $12,746; Pleasant Local $11,546; Bluffton Exempted Village Schools $10,839; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.8k10k12k14k16k18kFinneytown Local$16,057Liberty Union-Thurston Local$15,352Elmwood Local$14,918Blanchester Local$14,678Huron City Schools$14,567East Clinton Local$14,130Crestview Local$13,084South Range Local$12,746Pleasant Local$11,546Bluffton Exempted Village Scho…$10,839State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Liberty Union-Thurston Local, FY23Finneytown Local $16,057; Liberty Union-Thurston Local $15,352; Elmwood Local $14,918; Blanchester Local $14,678; Huron City Schools $14,567; East Clinton Local $14,130; Crestview Local $13,084; South Range Local $12,746; Pleasant Local $11,546; Bluffton Exempted Village Schools $10,839; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.8k10k12k14k16k18kFinneytown Local$16,057Liberty Union-Thurston Local$15,352Elmwood Local$14,918Blanchester Local$14,678Huron City Schools$14,567East Clinton Local$14,130Crestview Local$13,084South Range Local$12,746Pleasant Local$11,546Bluffton Exempted Village Schools$10,839State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Liberty Union-Thurston Local, FY23Finneytown Local $16,057; Liberty Union-Thurston Local $15,352; Elmwood Local $14,918; Blanchester Local $14,678; Huron City Schools $14,567; East Clinton Local $14,130; Crestview Local $13,084; South Range Local $12,746; Pleasant Local $11,546; Bluffton Exempted Village Schools $10,839; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.8k12k16k18kFinneytown Local$16,057Liberty Union-Thurston Local$15,352Elmwood Local$14,918Blanchester Local$14,678Huron City Schools$14,567East Clinton Local$14,130Crestview Local$13,084South Range Local$12,746Pleasant Local$11,546Bluffton Exempted Village Schools$10,839State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Liberty Union-Thurston Local, FY23Finneytown Local $16,057; Liberty Union-Thurston Local $15,352; Elmwood Local $14,918; Blanchester Local $14,678; Huron City Schools $14,567; East Clinton Local $14,130; Crestview Local $13,084; South Range Local $12,746; Pleasant Local $11,546; Bluffton Exempted Village Schools $10,839; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.8k12k16k18kFinneytown Local$16,057Liberty Union-Thurston Local$15,352Elmwood Local$14,918Blanchester Local$14,678Huron City Schools$14,567East Clinton Local$14,130Crestview Local$13,084South Range Local$12,746Pleasant Local$11,546Bluffton Exempted Village Schools$10,839State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$22,056,000 in revenue: 36.4% state, 54.5% local and 9.1% federal. Total spending including $1,740,000 of capital outlay was $20,585,000, or $17,026 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,033,000; Local $12,013,000; Federal $2,010,000; total $22,056,000.
  • State$8,033,000 36%
  • Local$12,013,000 54%
  • Federal$2,010,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 452 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,209 students in 2022-23, 1,192 students in 2023-24, 1,175 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,192, 2024-25: 1,17505001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,1922024-251,175
Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,192, 2024-25: 1,17505001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,1922024-251,175
Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,192, 2024-25: 1,17505001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,1922024-251,175
Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,209, 2023-24: 1,192, 2024-25: 1,17505001k1.5k2022-231,2092023-241,1922024-251,175

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,209not reportednot reported
2023-241,19268.717.4
2024-251,17574.615.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District scored proficient or above: 64-68% in reading and 53-57% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts64-68%59%541
Math53-57%54%541

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 102 students in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%86.2%
Students in the class102132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 445 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Liberty Union Elementary School44515.634.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 381 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Liberty Union Middle School38122.429.9%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 349 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Liberty Union High School34912.026.1%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentLiberty Union-Thurston Local School District ranks 139 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,352).#139 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioLiberty Union-Thurston Local School District is the number 389 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 1,209 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#389 of 999
  3. Huron City SchoolsThe next larger Ohio district: 1,211 students in fall 2022, $14,567 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,567
  4. Bluffton Exempted Village SchoolsThe next smaller Ohio district: 1,204 students in fall 2022, $10,839 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,839
  5. Compare Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District with Huron City SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Liberty Union High School, its largest high school349 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.349
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,175 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District spend per student?
    $15,352 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,273 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,466 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District's money come from?
    $22,056,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.4% state, 54.5% local and 9.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 90 of the 1,387 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District scored proficient or above: 64-68% in reading and 53-57% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District?
    90-94% of the 102 students in Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District's NCES district ID?
    3904688. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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