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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY-BENTON LOCAL·NCES 390474402895

Liberty-Benton High School

9190 County Road 9, Findlay, OH 45840 · (419) 424-5351 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
Enrollment
549
High
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
115 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 43%
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
Grade 9
108
Grade 10
106
Grade 11
157
Grade 12
178
Student demographics
White
47186%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
489%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 8%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Two+
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7%
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
Male
28151%
Female
26849%

School pathway

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
80.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.5pp since 2021
Math
77.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 2024-25
Enrollment
549
+90 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 18.1:1
% White
86%
was 92%
% Hispanic
9%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Liberty-Benton High School

Liberty-Benton High School is a senior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in Findlay, Ohio, run under Liberty-Benton Local, works with 549 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 4 schools in Liberty-Benton Local (1,640 students total), Liberty-Benton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Liberty-Benton High School records that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Liberty-Benton High School records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Liberty-Benton High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Hancock County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Liberty-Benton High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,141, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hancock County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,975 students), of which Liberty-Benton High School is one.

Liberty-Benton Eagle Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty-Benton High School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 74.2%.

Liberty-Benton High School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty-Benton High School has grew 20%, going from 459 students in 2018 to 549 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 92% to 86%. Class-load math has rose: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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Hancock County at a glance

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Population
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students

Quick facts

School name
Liberty-Benton High School
District
Liberty-Benton Local
Address
9190 County Road 9, Findlay, OH 45840
Phone
(419) 424-5351
County
Hancock County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
549
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
19.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
115 (21%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
390474402895
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Liberty-Benton Local
Other schools in Findlay
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Frequently asked questions

About Liberty-Benton High School
How many students attend Liberty-Benton High School?
Liberty-Benton High School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Liberty-Benton High School serve?
Liberty-Benton High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty-Benton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Liberty-Benton High School is approximately 19.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Liberty-Benton High School?
Liberty-Benton High School reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Liberty-Benton High School public or private?
Liberty-Benton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Liberty-Benton Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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