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Enrollment
578
High
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361722001539
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
125 BUCKLEY ST, LIBERTY, NY 12754 · (845) 292-5400 · Sullivan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
348 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
578
-411 (-42%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.9:1
% White
33%
was 49%
% Hispanic
55%
was 38%
% Black
7%
was 9%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 125 BUCKLEY ST, in LIBERTY, New York, LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-tier four-year high school that instructs 578 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,758 students. LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%; the rest comes out to 33% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Sullivan County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sullivan County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,382 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sullivan County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,164 students), of which LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 39.0%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 42%, going from 989 students in 2018 to 578 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 55% across the same window.
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Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,721
Census ACS
Median income
$72,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 516 students
Other schools in LIBERTY
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 516 students
- SULLIVAN BOCESCombined · 238 students
Nearby schools
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 516
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 664
- SULLIVAN BOCES1.8 mi · 238
- LIVINGSTON MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 217
- LIVINGSTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 181
- FALLSBURG JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.8 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL?
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 33% White, 55% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL?
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Sullivan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.