Enrollment
46
High
STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY PREPARATORY SCHOOL·NCES 390155105783
Liberty Preparatory School
243 N Milton St, Smithville, OH 44677 · (330) 669-0055 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL46 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Ohio public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
2 FTE teachers
STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
32 students
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 39% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 37% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2023-24 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
10.0%
OH avg 59.8%
Math
0.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Math scores have held steady since 2022.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 0.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-41.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Liberty Preparatory School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 46 | #874 of 888 | #12 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
46
-14 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 30.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46 | 2 | 23.0:1 | 70% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 2 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 3 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 60 | 2 | 30.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 70 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty Preparatory School.
About Liberty Preparatory School
Students in Smithville, Ohio, attend Liberty Preparatory School, a small high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 46 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 92% smaller than that.
Federal records list Liberty Preparatory School as its own district.
Liberty Preparatory School is 78% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 93% White among all Wayne County residents.
With 2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Liberty Preparatory School was 23.0:1. This ratio sits 5.3 above the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 70%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 49%.
Liberty Preparatory School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Liberty Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools. It scores 21.3%; the prediction is 62.5%.
Across Wayne County, the median household income is $73,574, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County is home to 45 public schools and about 14,479 public school students.
The closest public school, Smithville High School, is about 0.3 miles from Liberty Preparatory School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Liberty Preparatory School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant). NCES lists Liberty Preparatory School as a charter school.
Enrollment dropped 23% from its 2020-21 level of 60. Its ratio of students to teachers was 30.0:1 in 2020-21, and 23.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smithville
- Wayne County Schools Career CenterHigh · 624 students
- Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Smithville High SchoolHigh · 295 students
- Green Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Smithville High School0.3 mi · 295
- Green Middle School0.3 mi · 254
- Green Elementary School0.3 mi · 524
- Wayne County Schools Career Center0.5 mi · 624
- Melrose Elementary School3.8 mi · 251
- Edgewood Middle School4.4 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty Preparatory SchoolHow large is Liberty Preparatory School?
Liberty Preparatory School enrolls approximately 46 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Liberty Preparatory School serve?
Liberty Preparatory School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Liberty Preparatory School have?
Liberty Preparatory School employs 2 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty Preparatory School?
Student demographics at Liberty Preparatory School are roughly 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty Preparatory School?
Liberty Preparatory School is overseen by Liberty Preparatory School in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.