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Liberal R-II
A public school district in Liberal, Missouri, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 271
- Students enrolled
- 30.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 41.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,877
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 271 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,815th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 388th of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 22% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,877 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 43% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Liberal R-II spent $16,123 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,648 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $16,123 | $4.6 million | 284 |
| FY2023 | $14,877 | $4.5 million | 301 |
| FY2022 | $12,254 | $3.8 million | 311 |
| FY2021 | $11,503 | $3.3 million | 290 |
| FY2020 | $9,394 | $3.4 million | 363 |
| FY2019 | $9,836 | $3.8 million | 390 |
| FY2018 | $10,531 | $4.2 million | 403 |
| FY2017 | $9,862 | $4.2 million | 429 |
| FY2016 | $9,540 | $4.1 million | 428 |
| FY2015 | $9,234 | $4.1 million | 449 |
| FY2014 | $8,521 | $4.0 million | 468 |
| FY2013 | $8,365 | $4.0 million | 480 |
| FY2012 | $8,124 | $4.1 million | 502 |
| FY2011 | $8,576 | $4.2 million | 486 |
| FY2010 | $7,917 | $4.2 million | 530 |
| FY2009 | $7,094 | $3.8 million | 542 |
| FY2008 | $6,266 | $3.7 million | 591 |
| FY2007 | $6,810 | $3.8 million | 553 |
| FY2006 | $6,278 | $3.7 million | 583 |
| FY2005 | $6,648 | $3.6 million | 543 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.0 million | 15.3% |
| State | $1.8 million | 27.7% |
| Local | $3.7 million | 57.1% |
| Total | $6.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Liberal Elementary | 116 |
| Liberal High | 96 |
| Liberal Middle | 59 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LIBERAL R-II
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2918510
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Missouri — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Missouri — A to Z, each with its page.
- Missouri on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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