Liberty High School
Public high school in Lake St. Louis, Missouri · Wentzville R-IV School District · Grades 9–12
Liberty High School serves 1,647 students in grades 9–12 in Lake St. Louis (St. Charles County). It is one of 21 schools in Wentzville R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 39th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 97.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Wentzville R-IV School District |
| County | St. Charles County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293165003227 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Wentzville R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,647 | 17,973 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 13.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11% | 16.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Liberty High School in context
Size
Liberty High School is the largest of Wentzville R-IV School District's 4 high schools; its 1,647 students are 9.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,532; Liberty High School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 433 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 376, against an average of 412 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (376 against 418). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 77.3% here and 75% across Wentzville R-IV. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 16.2% across Wentzville R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 5.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 97.36 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,647 students, Liberty High School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,647 students would have about 135 teachers, so Liberty High School has 37.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Liberty High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Timberland High School, 3.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 8 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 77.3% |
| Hispanic | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Black | 5.8% |
| Asian | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 418 |
| Grade 10 | 420 |
| Grade 11 | 433 |
| Grade 12 | 376 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2275 Sommers Road, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
Phone: (636)561-0075
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Liberty High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberland High School | Wentzville R-IV | 3.3 mi | 1,525 | 15.5 | 14.4% |
| Ft. Zumwalt West High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.8 mi | 1,643 | 14.3 | 16.4% |
| Francis Howell High School | Francis Howell R-III | 5.4 mi | 1,843 | 19.9 | 7.6% |
| Emil E. Holt Senior High School | Wentzville R-IV | 5.9 mi | 1,022 | 13.3 | 17.3% |
| Ft. Zumwalt South High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 6.7 mi | 1,212 | 14.2 | 16% |
| Francis Howell Central High School | Francis Howell R-III | 7.7 mi | 1,750 | 19 | 16.7% |
| Ft. Zumwalt North High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 7.7 mi | 1,538 | 14.8 | 15.5% |
| North Point High School | Wentzville R-IV | 8.0 mi | 1,433 | 17.5 | 11.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wentzville R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barfield Early Childhood Cntr | Pre-K | Pre-K | 356 |
| Boone Trail Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 479 |
| Crossroads Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 757 |
| Discovery Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 590 |
| Duello Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 625 |
| Emil E. Holt Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 1,022 |
| Frontier Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,243 |
| Green Tree Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 640 |
| Heritage Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,039 |
| Journey Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 595 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 599 |
| North Point High School | High | 9–12 | 1,433 |
| North Point Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,031 |
| Peine Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 548 |
| Prairie View Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 696 |
| Stone Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 543 |
| Timberland High School | High | 9–12 | 1,525 |
| Wabash Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 745 |
| Wentzville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 792 |
| Wentzville South Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,068 |