District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
2008730
State District ID:
KS-D0480
Mailing Address:Box 949Liberal KS, 67905 –0949
Phone:
(620)604-1010
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
8
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 12
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Website: http://www.usd480.net
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Seward County |
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| County ID: | 20175 |
| Locale: | Town, Remote (33) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 30580 |
| Total Students: | 4,654 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 333.83 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Liberal district has a staff count of
820.01.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 333.83 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 13.50 |
| Kindergarten: | 35.00 |
| Elementary: | 193.77 |
| Secondary: | 91.56 |
| Ungraded: | † |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 486.18 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 170.00 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 23.67 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 8.50 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | – |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | – |
| School Psychologists: | 4.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 4.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 15.00 |
| District Administrators: | 2.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 26.00 |
| School Administrators: | 8.01 |
| School Administrative Support: | 22.00 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 59.00 |
| Other Support Services: | 144.00 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $86,359,000 | $18,536 | |
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| Federal: | $14,536,000 | $3,120 | 17% | |||
| Local: | $11,365,000 | $2,439 | 13% | |||
| State: | $60,458,000 | $12,977 | 70% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $69,376,000 | $14,891 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $57,541,000 | $12,351 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $33,996,000 | $7,297 | 59% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $4,719,000 | $1,013 | 8% | |||
| Administration: | $6,057,000 | $1,300 | 11% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $12,769,000 | $2,741 | 22% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $8,584,000 | $1,842 | ||||
| Construction: | $3,980,000 | $854 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $5,000 | $1 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $3,172,000 | $681 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.