Liberty Junior School

As an average-sized junior high in Liberty Township, Ohio, Liberty Junior School serves 681 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Lakota Local. That puts it 41% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Lakota Local comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 18,806 students; Liberty Junior School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Liberty Junior School records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 11% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Butler County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Liberty Junior School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 80.3%, the actual is 81.6%, a residual of +1.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Butler County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,590 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Liberty Junior School is one of 90 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students).

The closest other public school is Woodland Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Liberty Junior School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 80.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty Junior School has ticked down 8%, going from 738 students in 2018 to 681 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

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