It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now!

Liberty Central School District, New York, elections

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Site Navigation
Related content:
New York
Public Policy in New York
Local government
2025 Elections
Liberty Central School District
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 9
Students: 1,834 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Liberty Central School District is a school district in New York (Sullivan County). During the 2024 school year, 1,834 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

Jump to a section:
Elections School board Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

Elections

Do you know of an individual or group that endorsed a candidate for a position on this board? Click here to let us know.


About the district

School board

The Liberty Central School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Matthew DeWitt2028
John Nichols2028
Timothy Hamblin20222028
Maureen Crescitelli2027
Pamela Fisk2027
Peter Racette2027
Erin Abplanalp2026
Maureen Stabak2026
Eugene Thalmann2026

Join the conversation about school board politics

Ballotpedia's Hall Pass

Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics



  • Unlock the full dataset for your own use cases — explore subscription options to our comprehensive list of all school board members in the country.
    Unlock the full dataset for your own use cases — explore subscription options to our comprehensive list of all school board members in the country.
    Read more


District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Liberty Central School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 100Paula KayDemocratic Party 96% 10%
New York State Assembly District 101Brian MaherRepublican Party 4% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $7,827,000 $4,222 13%
Local: $19,831,000 $10,696 33%
State: $33,049,000 $17,826 54%
Total: $60,707,000 $32,744
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $54,260,000 $29,266
Total Current Expenditures: $51,360,000 $27,702
Instructional Expenditures: $31,750,000 $17,125 59%
Student and Staff Support: $5,056,000 $2,727 9%
Administration: $5,179,000 $2,793 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,375,000 $5,056 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,008,000 $543
Construction: $609,000 $328
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $48,000 $25
Interest on Debt: $261,000 $140

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 (%)
2021-2022 22 >=50 11-19 15 11-19 30-34
2020-2021 31 <50 30-39 25-29 <=20 35-39
2018-2019 39 >=50 30-34 30 30-39 50
2017-2018 40 >=50 20-29 30 21-39 51
2016-2017 40 >=50 40-49 25-29 21-39 52
2015-2016 39 >=50 30-39 20-24 21-39 50
2014-2015 35 >=50 25-29 20-24 <50 45-49
2013-2014 28 >=50 20-24 20-24 <=20 34
2012-2013 26 <50 6-9 20-24 PS <50 33
2011-2012 60 >=50 40-44 50-54 PS >=50 67
2010-2011 59 >=50 40-44 50-54 PS >=50 65

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 (%)
2021-2022 29 >=50 20-24 23 30-39 35-39
2020-2021 34 >=50 20-29 20-24 40-59 40-44
2018-2019 38 >=50 35-39 31 30-39 46
2017-2018 35 >=50 30-39 28 21-39 42
2016-2017 34 >=50 40-49 20-24 <=20 45
2015-2016 31 <50 30-39 20-24 <=20 40
2014-2015 26 <50 25-29 15-19 PS <=20 35-39
2013-2014 25 <50 15-19 15-19 <=20 32
2012-2013 31 <50 10-14 20-24 PS <50 38
2011-2012 52 >=50 45-49 40-44 PS <50 60
2010-2011 50 >=50 30-34 35-39 PS >=50 57

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 (%)
2021-2022 75-79 PS >=50 70-79 PS 70-79
2020-2021 75-79 PS >=50 70-79 PS 75-79
2019-2020 65-69 60-79 50-59 PS 80-84
2018-2019 65-69 PS >=50 50-59 PS 80-89
2017-2018 70-74 60-79 40-59 PS 80-84
2016-2017 75-79 >=50 60-79 PS 80-84
2015-2016 65-69 PS 60-79 60-79 PS PS 70-79
2014-2015 70-74 60-79 80-89 PS 60-64
2013-2014 70-74 <50 70-79 PS 70-74
2012-2013 60-64 PS 40-59 40-49 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 70-74 PS <50 60-79 PS 75-79
2010-2011 65-69 >=50 40-59 70-74

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 1,834 -1.7
2022-2023 1,866 0.6
2021-2022 1,854 3.2
2020-2021 1,794 -1.7
2019-2020 1,824 1.3
2018-2019 1,801 2.8
2017-2018 1,750 3.3
2016-2017 1,692 3.9
2015-2016 1,626 -1.3
2014-2015 1,647 0.9
2013-2014 1,632 1.9
2012-2013 1,601 -0.1
2011-2012 1,602 1.9
2010-2011 1,571 1.9
2009-2010 1,541 -3.1
2008-2009 1,589 -2.5
2007-2008 1,628 -2.5
2006-2007 1,668 -2.0
2005-2006 1,701 -8.5
2004-2005 1,845 -2.0
2003-2004 1,882 -2.2
2002-2003 1,923 4.6
2001-2002 1,834 2.6
2000-2001 1,787 0.3
1999-2000 1,782 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Liberty Central School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 10.1
Black 5.4 15.5
Hispanic 53.8 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.7 3.5
White 33.7 39.6

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, Liberty Central School District had 158.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.60
Kindergarten: 7.82
Elementary: 83.70
Secondary: 63.09
Total: 158.46

Liberty Central School District employed 8.83 district administrators and 12.33 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.83
District Administrative Support: 22.50
School Administrators: 12.33
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 76.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.99
Total Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.25
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 14.00
Other Support Services: 45.00

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 Liberty Central School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Liberty Elementary School683PK-4
Liberty High School5889-12
Liberty Middle School5155-8


About school boards

Education legislation in New York

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics New York
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of New York.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • 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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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
    v • e
    New York school districts
    Flag of New York
    v • e
    State of New York
    Albany (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liberty_Central_School_District,_New_York,_elections&oldid=10240537"