North Liberty

North Liberty is a K-12 campus of tiny scale in Morganton, North Carolina, one of the schools within Burke County Schools, teacheing 72 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 731 students each, so North Liberty sits 90% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in Burke County Schools (11,667 students total), North Liberty accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, North Liberty logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Burke County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Burke County) shows that median household earnings sit near $58,592, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Liberty is one of 30 public schools in Burke County (combined enrollment of about 12,360 students).

Liberty Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 92 students in 2018 compared to 72 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 17% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the North Liberty community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.