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Liberty Middle
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Liberty Middle
Located at 125 Falcon Lane, in Liberty, South Carolina, Liberty Middle is a close-knit intermediate school that works with 458 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Pickens 01. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 26% below typical.
Liberty Middle is one of 23 schools operated by Pickens 01, a district that educates 16,313 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Liberty Middle logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Pickens County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Liberty Middle has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Pickens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,064 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pickens County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students), of which Liberty Middle is one.
Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Looking at the recent track record. Liberty Middle's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 531 (now 458). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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