Liberty High

Liberty High, a tiny secondary school in Louisville, Kentucky, operated by Jefferson County, serves 100 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Liberty High sits 82% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 167 schools in Jefferson County (95,124 students total), Liberty High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Liberty High lists that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 37% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Liberty High has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.5:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Liberty High is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is W.E.B. DuBois Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Liberty High.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Liberty High's enrollment has contracted 62% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 100). Black enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 3.5:1 today.

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