Liberty-Benton Local

Liberty-Benton Local is a high-performing Ohio district serving about 1,640 students in four listed schools: Liberty-Benton Elementary School (K–4), Liberty-Benton Middle School (5–8), Liberty-Benton High School (9–12), and Liberty-Benton Eagle Academy (11–12), a small specialized setting with 9 students. The district is rated 63rd of 773 Ohio districts, at the 92nd percentile, with 5 stars. The three main schools account for 1,631 students; Eagle Academy has no rank history or test scores, and its free/reduced-lunch and student-teacher-ratio fields are not reported.

The Middle School is the standout: 70th of 1,046, 93rd percentile, 5 stars, 82.3% proficient in 2025–2026 (23.3 points above state), the lowest student-teacher ratio at 15.4, and the lowest 2018–2019 spending at $7,630. Its Algebra I score is 100% in both years, though likely from a small, selected group. The High School has a 100.0% graduation rate, 92% in American Government, 90% in American History, and 74.1% in Geometry versus 43.3% state—a 30.8-point gap. But Algebra I fell from 79.2% to 72.2% and was below the district’s 79.4%, and chronic absenteeism is 6.4% versus the district’s 4.1%. The Elementary School earned 4 stars, is at the 87th percentile, and has ELA at 85.8% in grade 3 and 86.4% in grade 4, with 1.9% chronic absenteeism; grade 3 math dipped from 85.3% to 75.6%.

For parents, every reported test score for the three main schools in both years was above the Ohio state average. Poverty levels are moderate and even: free/reduced lunch is 20.95% at the High School, 22.42% at the Elementary School, and 24.24% at the Middle School. Spending and outcomes are not perfectly aligned—the High School has the highest listed 2018–2019 spending at $9,546, while the Middle School has the strongest rank and test profile with the lowest listed spending at $7,630—so treat this as a historical pattern, not a current causal conclusion. Eagle Academy, with only 9 students, no test scores, and no 2025–2026 school-level chronic absenteeism value, cannot be meaningfully compared; its 2023–2024 chronic absenteeism of 0.0% is exact but not reliable as a general indicator.