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Liberty High

Q: Is Liberty High a good school?

Liberty High ranks 146 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Liberty High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Liberty High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Liberty High?

Students at Liberty High are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Liberty High?

Liberty High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Liberty Elementary Elementary : Liberty Primary Middle : Liberty Middle

Public Grades 9-12

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 38% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Liberty High is a public high school located in Liberty, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 662 students. It is part of the Pickens 01 School District, which is ranked 17 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberty High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from as high as 87th out of 216 schools in 2016-2017 to as low as 168th out of 235 schools in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 star to 3 stars out of 5. The school has struggled with the performance of certain student subgroups, particularly White students and Gifted and Talented students, who have ranked in the bottom half of the state in recent years. However, the school has performed relatively better with its Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the top third of the state in 2022-2023.

When compared to other high schools in the Pickens 01 School District, Liberty High generally performs worse than Pickens High and D.W. Daniel High, which have higher statewide rankings, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Liberty High outperforms Easley High, another nearby school, in several metrics, including graduation rates and test scores in some subject areas.

640

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,484

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

124 Red Devil Drive
Liberty, SC 29657

(864) 397-2600

District: Pickens 01

Feeder schools for Liberty High:

Elementary:	Liberty Elementary
	Liberty Primary
Middle:	Liberty Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (63% vs 71% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg72%

South Carolina avg71%

146^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Pickens 01

17^th of 75Pickens 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	146 of 235	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	168 of 235	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	112 of 237	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	122 of 226	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	121 of 227	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	146 of 225	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	87 of 216	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	90 of 223	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.1	102 of 231	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.6	98 of 232	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.2	127 of 210	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.8	83 of 203	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	83 of 202	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.4	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	133 of 199	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	107 of 188	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	105 of 185	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.2	66 of 191	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	77 of 191	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.8	56 of 187	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	36.1	98 of 145	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	75 of 141	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	62 of 115	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	88 of 143	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	72 of 137	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	129 of 225	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	147 of 225	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	86 of 223	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	125 of 220	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	115 of 213	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	147 of 213	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	82 of 210	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	110 of 153	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	106 of 157	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	123 of 156	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	8.0	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	31.9	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	149 of 226	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	157 of 229	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	76 of 226	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	108 of 220	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	110 of 213	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	153 of 217	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	78 of 214	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	154 of 224	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	176 of 228	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	127 of 229	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	120 of 224	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	123 of 215	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	150 of 218	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	97 of 213	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	172 of 196	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	188 of 196	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	159 of 197	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	158 of 192	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	170 of 189	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	176 of 191	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	125 of 185	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-26 vs school

Homeless (2024)<1st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 285%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 266%-8 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution56%-5 vs state

English 147%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Liberty High	Public	9-12	124 Red Devil Drive	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2600	640	48	13.4		525 (82.0%)	26 (4.1%)	58 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	37.1	146^th of 235 public high schools	37.9%		29	168^th of 235 public high schools	28.5%	22	65.8	47.2	56.2	85.4	$14,484	$1,278	$529	$1,807	$10,918	$1,758	$12,677
Pickens County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	990 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4500	0	29	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Easley High	Public	9-12	154 Green Wave Boulevard	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3100	1,862	105	17.8		1,179 (63.3%)	221 (11.9%)	311 (16.7%)	20 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (6.8%)	41.6	133^rd of 235 public high schools	43.4%		48.1	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%	26	61.0	53.0	56.0	88.3	$10,276	$613	$431	$1,044	$7,983	$1,249	$9,232
D. W. Daniel High	Public	9-12	140 Blue and Gold Boulevard	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2900	1,222	72	17.0		905 (74.1%)	121 (9.9%)	74 (6.1%)	54 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	69.7	49^th of 235 public high schools	79.1%		75.4	35^th of 235 public high schools	85.1%	14	75.0	72.1	71.9	91.0	$11,554	$772	$437	$1,209	$8,979	$1,367	$10,346
Wren High	Public	9-12	905 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5900	1,252	70	17.8		985 (78.7%)	101 (8.1%)	98 (7.8%)	19 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.8%)	85.8	17^th of 235 public high schools	92.8%		75.9	34^th of 235 public high schools	85.5%	17		77.8	76.3	95.3	$11,171	$699	$323	$1,022	$8,973	$1,176	$10,149
Pickens High	Public	9-12	150 Blue Flame Drive	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3600	1,226	84	14.5		1,060 (86.5%)	27 (2.2%)	90 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.8%)	62.7	70^th of 235 public high schools	70.2%		62.6	69^th of 235 public high schools	70.6%	1	67.2	69.1	63.4	93.2	$12,415	$989	$476	$1,465	$9,553	$1,397	$10,949
Pendleton High	Public	9-12	7324 Highway 187	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2100	924	58	15.9		678 (73.4%)	142 (15.4%)	41 (4.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.2%)	65.4	61^st of 235 public high schools	74.0%		66.9	55^th of 235 public high schools	76.6%	6	79.6	65.0	68.5	90.7	$14,224	$302	$943	$1,245	$10,187	$2,793	$12,980
Powdersville High	Public	9-12	145 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 312-5641	1,024	55	18.6		709 (69.2%)	92 (9.0%)	131 (12.8%)	40 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.0%)	75.1	38^th of 235 public high schools	83.8%		71.3	49^th of 235 public high schools	79.1%	11		65.3	74.3	93.9	$11,049	$685	$377	$1,062	$8,754	$1,233	$9,987
T. L. Hanna High	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5110	1,899	104	18.2		1,048 (55.2%)	522 (27.5%)	152 (8.0%)	54 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (6.5%)	64.5	65^th of 235 public high schools	72.3%		65.5	59^th of 235 public high schools	74.9%	6	72.3	67.3	77.0	87.9	$11,896	$690	$874	$1,564	$8,590	$1,742	$10,332
Carolina Academy (High)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2725 Anderson Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-2300	976	70	13.9		112 (11.5%)	288 (29.5%)	546 (55.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	19.8	191^st of 235 public high schools	18.7%		17.2	199^th of 235 public high schools	15.3%	8	63.7	41.3	46.9	76.8	$13,815	$810	$652	$1,462	$11,307	$1,045	$12,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty High

How many students attend Liberty High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Liberty High.

What schools feed into Liberty High?

Liberty High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Liberty Elementary
Elementary : Liberty Primary
Middle : Liberty Middle

Is Liberty High a good school?

Liberty High ranks 146^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty High?

Students at Liberty High are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Liberty High in?

Pickens 01

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