Total enrollment
4,653
-5 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Liberal
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Liberal ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #123 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,653 | #22 of 156 | #2,067 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #26 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #133 of 154 | #5,178 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 87.2% | #1 of 156 | #838 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #79 of 85 | #5,378 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Liberal
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from MacArthur Elementary School at 25.7% proficient to Seymour Rogers Middle School at 9.1%, a gap of 16.6 points. That is the 55th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,977 to 4,653 students (down 7%) and from 330 to 318 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| 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 school, 64% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,653 students, remained close to its prior level from the 4,658 reported in SY 2020-21.
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.