Middle school (grades 6-8) · Mounds, OK

Liberty Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Liberty Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 18/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 401776029866
0/100100/10018/100
👥 S:T ratio
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Liberty Middle School earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 90% of Oklahoma schools.

#5 of 5
public schools in Mounds · Resource Index
18
Resource Index · Lower
20.5:1
large classes for Oklahoma
82
students enrolled

Liberty Middle School has class sizes larger than 90% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Liberty Middle School ranks #5 of 5 public schools in Mounds, OK.

School address

Enrollment

82

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

20.5:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

+27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Liberty Middle School compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:120.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Liberty Middle School

Liberty Middle School is a small middle school in Mounds, Oklahoma, enrolling 82 students.

Class loads run heavy: 20.5:1 is larger than about 90% of Oklahoma schools and 27% above the 16.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 82 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (46%) and Two or More (28%) (diversity index 68/100).

Its district draws 20.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Liberty also operates Liberty Es (225 students) and Liberty Hs (150 students) alongside Liberty Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Liberty Middle School compares

Liberty Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.5:1 ▲ 27% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 82 top 90% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

20.5:1
Leaner classes than 14% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
82
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
20.5:1
students per teacher - 27% above state mean
Top 90% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 10% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$10,791
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 46.3%
Two or More 28.0%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 12.2%
African American 1.2%

Largest group: White at 46.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.7, Liberty Middle School is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Liberty, which includes Liberty Middle School.

$10,791
Per student
-14%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.1%
State 51.2%
Federal 20.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Liberty Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Liberty Es Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Liberty Hs Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Liberty Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Liberty · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oklahoma, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Liberty Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Liberty Middle School

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

Liberty Middle School has 82 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Mounds, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Liberty Middle School is 20.5:1, which is 27% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 31% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Liberty Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Liberty Middle School is White at 46.3% of enrollment, in Mounds, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Liberty Middle School?

Liberty Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 18/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Liberty Middle School rank among public schools in Mounds?

By Resource Investment Index, Liberty Middle School ranks #5 of 5 public schools in Mounds, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Mounds on the city page.

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Liberty Middle School earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 90% of Oklahoma schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Liberty?

Besides Liberty Middle School, Liberty also operates Liberty Es (225 students) and Liberty Hs (150 students). See the Liberty district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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