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Liberal Unified School District 480, Kansas

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Liberal Unified School District 480
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,676 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Liberal Unified School District 480 is a school district in Kansas (Seward County). During the 2024 school year, 4,676 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Liberal Unified School District 480 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jesus Baeza
Mike Brack
Alan Brown
Brad Carr
Nick Hatcher
Kaylee Lopez
Sarah Thompson

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,287,000 $1,561 10%
Local: $10,599,000 $2,271 14%
State: $56,472,000 $12,098 76%
Total: $74,358,000 $15,929
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $65,575,000 $14,047
Total Current Expenditures: $58,326,000 $12,494
Instructional Expenditures: $35,780,000 $7,664 55%
Student and Staff Support: $3,702,000 $793 6%
Administration: $5,294,000 $1,134 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $13,550,000 $2,902 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,731,000 $799
Construction: $1,012,000 $216
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,000 $0
Interest on Debt: $3,516,000 $753


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 7 11-19 <=10 6 PS 11-19 15-19
2018-2019 12 20-29 <=10 10 <50 11-19 25-29
2017-2018 16 30-39 11-19 13 <50 20-29 27
2016-2017 16 35-39 <=10 13 <50 30-39 30
2015-2016 17 45-49 11-19 14 <=20 20-29 30
2014-2015 17 40-44 <=10 13 <=20 20-29 30
2012-2013 72 85-89 60-69 70 70-79 70-79 80
2011-2012 78 80-89 60-69 76 70-79 80-89 87
2010-2011 76 >=90 60-69 74 50-59 80-89 83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 14 30-39 <=20 11 PS 20-29 30-34
2018-2019 16 20-29 11-19 13 <50 20-29 35
2017-2018 19 30-39 30-39 15 <50 30-39 35
2016-2017 19 20-29 11-19 16 <50 20-29 39
2015-2016 24 40-44 20-29 19 21-39 20-29 45
2014-2015 27 30-34 20-29 22 21-39 30-39 46
2012-2013 80 85-89 80-89 77 80-89 80-89 90
2011-2012 83 80-89 70-79 80 70-79 80-89 92
2010-2011 81 >=90 80-89 78 70-79 80-89 91

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 83 >=50 PS 80-84 PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 80 >=50 PS 75-79 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 82 >=50 PS 80-84 >=50 PS 80-89
2016-2017 87 >=50 >=50 85-89 >=50 >=50 85-89
2015-2016 90 >=50 >=50 90-94 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 89 >=50 PS 85-89 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 85 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 89 >=50 >=50 90-94 >=50 >=50 >=90
2011-2012 88 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 88 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,676 0.4
2022-2023 4,659 -0.2
2021-2022 4,668 0.2
2020-2021 4,658 -2.4
2019-2020 4,768 -2.7
2018-2019 4,898 -1.6
2017-2018 4,978 -0.5
2016-2017 5,001 -1.0
2015-2016 5,050 -0.4
2014-2015 5,070 1.5
2013-2014 4,994 0.9
2012-2013 4,948 2.3
2011-2012 4,833 0.9
2010-2011 4,791 1.5
2009-2010 4,717 1.5
2008-2009 4,645 0.6
2007-2008 4,616 -0.4
2006-2007 4,633 3.3
2005-2006 4,482 -3.4
2004-2005 4,635 0.9
2003-2004 4,592 -0.2
2002-2003 4,603 1.4
2001-2002 4,537 5.6
2000-2001 4,281 0.1
1999-2000 4,278 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Liberal Unified School District 480 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 2.8
Black 1.2 6.6
Hispanic 86.1 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.8 6.3
White 9.5 61.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Liberal Unified School District 480 had 337.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.88.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.00
Kindergarten: 65.00
Elementary: 92.00
Secondary: 167.00
Total: 337.00

Liberal Unified School District 480 employed 3.00 district administrators and 20.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 26.00
School Administrators: 20.00
School Administrative Support: 22.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 170.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 24.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 15.00
Student Support Services: 62.00
Other Support Services: 144.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Liberal Unified School District 480 operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cottonwood Elementary School514KG-5
Eisenhower Middle School5446-8
Liberal Sr High1,4039-12
Macarthur Elementary School377KG-5
Meadowlark Elementary School358KG-5
Prairie View Elementary School416KG-5
Seymour Rogers Middle School5046-8
Sunflower Elementary School560PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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