Liberty High

Located at 5855 Bartholow Road, in Sykesville, Maryland, Liberty High is a tight-knit secondary school that teaches 1,007 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Carroll County Public Schools.

Carroll County Public Schools comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 26,141 students; Liberty High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Liberty High records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Asian, 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Liberty High has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Carroll County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Liberty High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.6%; this one delivers 56.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Carroll County put median household earnings sit near $118,211, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Carroll County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), Liberty High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eldersburg Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Liberty High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Liberty High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Liberty High's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,101 (now 1,007). White enrollment moved from 86% to 74% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Liberty High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.