Total enrollment
4,653
-324 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
8 schools in Liberal
Kansas · 4,653 students · 1 city
Liberal is a public-school district inside Kansas, running 8 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 4,653 students, broken out as 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
7-year change in Liberal
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
9%
was 14%
% Hispanic
87%
was 80%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Sr High | Liberal | High | 09-12 | 1,421 |
| Sunflower Elementary School | Liberal | Elementary | PK-05 | 570 |
| Eisenhower Middle School | Liberal | Middle | 06-08 | 516 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | Liberal | Elementary | KG-05 | 500 |
| Seymour Rogers Middle School | Liberal | Middle | 06-08 | 472 |
| Prairie View Elementary School | Liberal | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| MacArthur Elementary School | Liberal | Elementary | KG-05 | 386 |
| Meadowlark Elementary School | Liberal | Elementary | KG-05 | 362 |
About Liberal
As a rural-scale district in Kansas, Liberal educates 4,653 students across 8 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Liberal is built around 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Liberal runs about 582 students per campus, 64% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,653 students, contracted 7% from the 4,977 reported in SY 2017-18. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment expanded from 80% to 87%.
On this page, the community for Liberal discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.