Liberty County School District

Public Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Bristol.

At a glance

1,249Students enrolled

8Schools

$13,596Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

45%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Bristol

Grades PK–8

W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL or HOSFORD ELEMENTARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL336 students · BristolThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs FL

Math proficiency55%

State average 47.9%

Reading / language arts56%

State average 52%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 90.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,596

per student each year · 5% above the FL average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration41%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)14%

State61%

Federal25%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,257’20

1,285’21

1,268’22

1,273’23

1,249’24

Students

White · 76%948

Hispanic · 12%147

Black · 8%98

Two or more races · 4%48

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

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W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–8 · 513 students · Bristol

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HOSFORD ELEMENTARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 302 students · Hosford

B+Public 🏫

LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 336 students · Bristol

B+Public 📚

LIBERTY EARLY LEARNING CENTERPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 68 students · Bristol

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APALACHICOLA FOREST YOUTH ACADEMYOther · Grades K–12 · 23 students · Bristol

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LIBERTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISEOther · Grades 4–12 · 7 students · Bristol

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LIBERTY K12 VIRTUALOther · Grades K–12 · Bristol

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LIBERTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMOther · Grades K–12 · Bristol

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.