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What's the biggest difference between LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
346
High
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540051000298
Liberty High School
1 Mountaineer Dr, Clarksburg, WV 26301 · (304) 326-7470 · Harrison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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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 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 26% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 23% · US 70%
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
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
47.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
12.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Liberty High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #91 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #44 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #90 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #4 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #33 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #1 of 80 |
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
346
-164 (-32%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 346 | 34.8 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 41.7 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 40.2 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 39% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 39.5 | 13.9:1 | 55% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 55% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 49% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 44 | 16.0:1 | 53% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 45 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (551 to 346); teachers down 12% (39.5 to 34.8).
About Liberty High School
Liberty High School is a low-enrollment high school that serves part of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 346 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in West Virginia enroll around 640, and this school is 46% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 24 schools in Harrison County Schools totals 9,358 students.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Liberty High School. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 3% Black. That is in line with Harrison County, where about 93% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
For every teacher at Liberty High School, there are about 9.9 students; the school has 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in West Virginia, this school's ratio is lower.
In Harrison County, median household income comes to about $60,377, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harrison County counts 28 public schools with about 9,414 students.
Of the public schools around it, Liberty High School is closest to Mountaineer Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Liberty High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Liberty High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 346 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 510. The ratio was 13.4:1 in 2020-21 and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Liberty High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,984
Census ACS
Median income
$60,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,414 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison County Schools
- Bridgeport High SchoolHigh · 817 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Robert C Byrd High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Nutter Fort Primary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Bridgeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Big Elm Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Clarksburg
- Robert C Byrd High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Washington Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Mountaineer Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Victory Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- North View Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- United High SchoolCombined · 148 students
Other Liberty High schools
33 other US public schools in 22 states are named Liberty High. Liberty High School is the 26th largest of the 34.
- Liberty High SchoolGlen Daniel, WV · 458 students
- Liberty High SchoolHenderson, NV · 3,203 students
- Liberty HighBrentwood, CA · 2,836 students
- Liberty High SchoolBethlehem, PA · 2,541 students
- Liberty HighWinchester, CA · 2,537 students
Nearby schools
- Mountaineer Middle School0.1 mi · 351
- United High School1.2 mi · 148
- Evolution Middle School1.2 mi · 6
- Evolution High School1.2 mi · 53
- Clarksburg Classical Academy2.3 mi · 56
- Robert C Byrd High School2.8 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty High SchoolHow many students attend Liberty High School?
Liberty High School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Liberty High School serve?
Liberty High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Liberty High School have?
Liberty High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is Liberty High School?
Liberty High School reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty High School?
Liberty High School is overseen by Harrison County Schools in Harrison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.