Liberty Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Liberty, South Carolina
Liberty Elementary in Liberty, South Carolina enrolled 470 students in 2024-25 with 35.5 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
455 students in 2022-23, 448 students in 2023-24, 470 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.8 to 35.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 455 | 30.8 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 32.9 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 470 | 35.5 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools
Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 443 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Liberty Elementary enrolled 443 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 443 of the 443 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.5% of students were White, 6.6% of two or more races, 6.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White84.5%
- Two or more races6.6%
- Hispanic6.4%
- Black2.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Liberty Elementary scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 46% | 56% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 48% | 45% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Liberty
2 public elementary schools in Liberty report 2024-25 enrollment; Liberty Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Primary | 637 | 14.7 | 100.0% |
| Liberty Elementary | 470 | 13.2 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Liberty Elementary
- Liberty PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 637 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Central Academy of the ArtsThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.5 miles away: 499 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- Compare Liberty Elementary with Liberty PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pickens 01 spends per student$11,485 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,485
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaLiberty Elementary is the number 378 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#378 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Liberty Elementary
How many students attend Liberty Elementary?
470 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 455 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Liberty, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Liberty Elementary a Title I school?
Liberty Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Liberty Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Liberty Elementary scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Liberty Elementary in?
Pickens 01, NCES district ID 4503330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450333000890 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.