Liberty High School
Public high school in Liberty, Missouri · Liberty 53 School District · Grades 9–12
Liberty High School serves 1,842 students in grades 9–12 in Liberty (Clay County). It is one of 18 schools in Liberty 53 School District. By enrollment it is the 23rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 120.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Liberty 53 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291854001011 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Liberty 53 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,842 | 11,826 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21.7% | 23.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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 smallest of Liberty 53 School District's 2 high schools; its 1,842 students are 15.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,026; Liberty High School is larger than most of them.
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 12 with 489 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 423, against an average of 461 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (489 against 446). 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: 74.3% here and 73.4% across Liberty 53. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 23.8% across Liberty 53 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 5.9% 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 120.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,842 students, Liberty High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,842 students would have about 151 teachers, so Liberty High School has 30.9 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 Liberty North High School, 3.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 10 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 | 74.3% |
| Hispanic | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Black | 5.6% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 446 |
| Grade 10 | 423 |
| Grade 11 | 484 |
| Grade 12 | 489 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Bluejay Dr., Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: (816)736-5340
Website: lps53.org
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty North High School | Liberty 53 | 3.1 mi | 2,262 | 17.4 | 20.4% |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 4.0 mi | 20 | 6.7 | 85% |
| Winnetonka High School | North Kansas City 74 | 5.4 mi | 1,238 | 14 | 57.6% |
| Staley High School | North Kansas City 74 | 6.1 mi | 2,091 | 20 | 19.3% |
| Oak Park High School | North Kansas City 74 | 6.5 mi | 1,755 | 17.8 | 40.7% |
| Frontier STEM High School | Frontier Schools | 8.2 mi | 401 | 10.3 | 77.6% |
| Kearney Junior High School | Kearney R-I | 9.1 mi | 510 | 13.3 | 19% |
| Kearney High School | Kearney R-I | 9.3 mi | 814 | 14.2 | 12.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Liberty 53
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Doniphan Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 336 |
| Discovery Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 678 |
| Early Child. Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 45 |
| Epic Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 293 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 223 |
| Heritage Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 757 |
| Kellybrook Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 528 |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 517 |
| Liberty Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 609 |
| Liberty North High School | High | 9–12 | 2,262 |
| Liberty Oaks Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 496 |
| Lillian Schumacher Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 443 |
| Manor Hill Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 265 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 331 |
| Shoal Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 795 |
| South Valley Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 809 |
| Warren Hills Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 597 |