Summary:
Liberty, South Carolina is served by a single public high school, Liberty High, which enrolls 640 students in grades 9-12 within the Pickens 01 school district.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Liberty High excels at getting students to graduation, but struggles with daily engagement and consistent academic mastery. The school boasts a strong 92.6% graduation rate and a low 1.9% dropout rate, both better than district and state averages. However, this success is tempered by a striking 39.9% chronic absenteeism rate—meaning nearly 4 in 10 students miss significant school time—which is far above the district's 24.3% and the state's 22.3%. Academically, the school shows a split personality: English 2 proficiency (82.5%) nearly matches the state average, while English 1 (49.4%) and U.S. History (42.2%) lag well behind. The U.S. History score also dropped sharply by nearly 14 percentage points in one year, signaling an area of concern.
In terms of overall ranking, Liberty High holds a 2-star rating and ranks 164th out of 245 schools statewide, placing it in the 33rd percentile. This is notably weaker than its parent district, Pickens 01, which earns 4 stars and ranks 17th out of 75 districts. The school spends a robust $14,484 per student with a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio, yet these resources have not translated into top-tier test scores. The bright spot remains the strong graduation rate and the solid English 2 performance, which suggests effective support for students who persist. However, the combination of high absenteeism and declining subject scores indicates that improving attendance and stabilizing instruction in foundational courses like English 1 and U.S. History should be top priorities for the school.
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