Liberty High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado enrolled 1,526 students in 2024-25 with 87.5 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
1,647 students in 2022-23, 1,589 students in 2023-24, 1,526 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 90.2 to 87.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,647 | 90.2 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,589 | 94.0 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,526 | 87.5 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
20 AP courses and one counselor per 278 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Liberty High School enrolled 1,665 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 86 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses20
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 278 of the 1,665 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions86
- Chronically absent23.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.3% of students were White, 18.7% Hispanic, 8.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White66.3%
- Hispanic18.7%
- Two or more races8.5%
- Black3.7%
- Asian2.2%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian0.3%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Liberty High School scored proficient or above: 43% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 43% | 47% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
89% of the 405 students in Liberty High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. 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.
| This school | Its district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 89% | 92% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 405 | 2,090 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Colorado Springs
38 public high schools in Colorado Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Liberty High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek High School | 1,875 | 18.8 | 14.5% |
| Doherty High School | 1,715 | 20.6 | 44.4% |
| Liberty High School | 1,526 | 17.4 | 23.3% |
| Vista Ridge High School | 1,473 | 19.9 | 33.1% |
| Sand Creek High School | 1,426 | 20.9 | 45.2% |
| Rampart High School | 1,305 | 16.8 | 28.5% |
| Mesa Ridge High School | 1,304 | 18.9 | 30.6% |
| Coronado High School | 1,279 | 23.3 | 43.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Liberty High School
- Rampart High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 1,305 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Pine Creek High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,875 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Liberty High School with Rampart High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Academy District 20 spends per student$12,090 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,090
- The largest public schools in ColoradoLiberty High School is the number 53 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#53 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.17.4:1
- 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 High School
How many students attend Liberty High School?
1,526 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,647 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Colorado Springs, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty High School?
17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Liberty High School a Title I school?
Liberty High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Liberty High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Liberty High School scored proficient or above: 43% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Liberty High School?
89% of the 405 students in Liberty High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Liberty High School in?
Academy District 20, NCES district ID 0801920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080192001429 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.