Liberty Technology Magnet High School Explained

Liberty Technology Magnet High School
Established:2003
Type:Public Technology Magnet
Principal:Jennifer Boykin Ballard
District:Jackson-Madison County School System
Teaching Staff:72.80 (FTE)
Ratio:14.12
Grades:9-12
Streetaddress:3470 Ridgecrest Road Extension
City:Jackson
State:Tennessee
Zipcode:38305
Country:United States
Colors: Burgundy and silver
Nickname:Crusaders
Enrollment:907 (2019-2020)[1]
Rival:Northside High School

Liberty Technology Magnet High School is a public magnet high school located in Jackson, Tennessee. It opened to students in August 2003.[2] It is a part of the Jackson-Madison County School System.

History

Liberty Technology Magnet High School is one of the youngest high schools in the Jackson-Madison County area. Its construction took place between 2002 and 2003. The cost for the school's construction was nearly $16 million. In 2009, Liberty became a Title I school.[3]

Campus

Liberty's campus is 175000square feet. and covers 48acres, located near The Ballpark at Jackson. The outside campus includes a football stadium, football practice field, band practice field, a soccer field, and both baseball and softball fields. The football stadium is surrounded by a track and can seat up to 1,600 people. The auditorium seats up to 999 people, and the gymnasium has a capacity of 2,150.[4]

Classes

Liberty uses block scheduling,[5] with classes typically lasting 90 minutes, as opposed to the 45 minute classes used conventionally by schools in the United States.

In 2009, Liberty Technology Magnet High School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Tennessee average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.[6]

Athletics

Liberty won a TSSAA class 2A basketball state championship in 2005-2006.[7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. Web site: Liberty Technology Magnet High School. National Center for Education Statistics. January 10, 2020.
  2. News: Peppas . Jeremy . July 29, 2003 . Time for practice . B-1 . . September 26, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Liberty Is Now A Title I School . Liberty Technology Magnet High School . January 25, 2012.
  4. Web site: About The School . Liberty Technology Magnet High School . January 25, 2012.
  5. Web site: Schedule . Liberty Technology Magnet High School . January 25, 2012.
  6. Web site: Liberty Technology Magnet High School in Jackson, TN . Education.com . January 25, 2012.
  7. News: Having a ball Liberty celebrates state title run . Heist, Bob . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629003430/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jacksonsun/access/1767103751.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+28,+2006&author=BOB+HEIST&pub=The+Jackson+Sun.&desc=Having+a+ball+Liberty+celebrates+state+title+run&pqatl=google . dead . June 29, 2011 . The Jackson Sun . March 28, 2006 . January 25, 2012.
  8. News: January 21, 2015 . Spiders' guard Kendall Anthony finishing with flourish . . September 26, 2022.

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