Liberty Elementary School

Liberty Elementary School, a cozy K-5 school in Tillamook, Oregon, overseen by Tillamook SD 9, works with 235 students, covering grades K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 27% leaner than typical.

Liberty Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Tillamook SD 9, a district that enrolls 2,014 students overall.

On demographics, Liberty Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Tillamook County) shows that median household earnings sit near $69,105, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Tillamook County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,220 students), of which Liberty Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Tillamook High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Liberty Elementary School has shrank 24%, going from 309 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 64% to 59%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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