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Liberal School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,048 students in Liberal School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Liberal School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 9% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
8 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
4,676 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
302 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Liberal School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#286 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
31%
Graduation Rate
90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
86%
20%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
10%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,473 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,043 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,473
$16,276
Spending / Student
$14,043
$17,192
Best Liberal School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Eisenhower Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2000 N Western
Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 604-1400
Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 604-1400
Gr: 6-8 | 544 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #22.
Seymour Rogers Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
721 Griffith
Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 604-1300
Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 604-1300
Gr: 6-8 | 504 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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