Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brooks, GA

Liberty Tech Charter Academy

Federal NCES profile for Liberty Tech Charter Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 130024104229Charter school
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
14
📋 Attendance
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Liberty Tech Charter Academy earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Georgia schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
11.6:1
small classes for Georgia
5.5%
free-lunch eligible
428
students enrolled

Liberty Tech Charter Academy has class sizes smaller than 85% of Georgia schools. Computed live against every Georgia school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

428

Georgia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.6:1

vs 14.4:1 Georgia avg

-19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

5.5%

vs 60.7% Georgia avg

-91% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Liberty Tech Charter Academy compares with Georgia and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.6:1

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 Tech Charter Academy

Liberty Tech Charter Academy is a lower-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Brooks, Georgia, enrolling 428 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.6:1, Liberty Tech Charter Academy is leaner than roughly 85% of Georgia schools and 19% under the state's 14.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 5.5% free-meal eligibility runs 91% below the Georgia average.

Enrollment of 428 puts it in the smaller third of Georgia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,314 scored Georgia schools.

Against 57 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #41.

Its student body is led by White (57%) and African American (24%) (diversity index 60/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 428 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

17.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

State Charter Schools Ii- Liberty Tech Charter Academy is a single-school charter district, so Liberty Tech Charter Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Tech Charter Academy compares

Liberty Tech Charter Academy on the metrics families compare, against Georgia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Georgia Georgia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.6:1 ▼ 19% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 5.5% ▼ 91% 60.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 428 top 79% - -

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

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
428
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
5.5%
free-lunch eligible - 91% below the Georgia average of 60.7%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 15% in Georgia - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$12,394
per pupil, district-wide - below Georgia avg of $13,863
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 428 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 56.8%
African American 23.6%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5%
Two or More 8.9%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 56.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.3, Liberty Tech Charter Academy is more mixed than the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for State Charter Schools Ii- Liberty Tech Charter Academy, which includes Liberty Tech Charter Academy.

$12,394
Per student
-11%
vs Georgia
Avg $13,863
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 3.1%
State 94.7%
Federal 2.2%

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.

Similar elementary schools statewide

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

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Liberty Tech Charter Academy'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 Tech Charter Academy

How many students attend Liberty Tech Charter Academy?

Liberty Tech Charter Academy has 428 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooks, GA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Tech Charter Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Liberty Tech Charter Academy is 11.6:1, which is 19% lower than the Georgia average of 14.4:1 and 26% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Liberty Tech Charter Academy?

5.5% of students at Liberty Tech Charter Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Liberty Tech Charter Academy?

The largest demographic group at Liberty Tech Charter Academy is White at 56.8% of enrollment, in Brooks, GA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Liberty Tech Charter Academy?

Liberty Tech Charter Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Liberty Tech Charter Academy a good school?

Liberty Tech Charter Academy earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Georgia 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 State Charter Schools Ii- Liberty Tech Charter Academy?

None; State Charter Schools Ii- Liberty Tech Charter Academy is a single-school charter district, and Liberty Tech Charter Academy is its only campus.

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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