Liberty Technology Magnet High School is a

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located in

Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States census. Jackson ...

. It opened to students in August 2003. It is a part of the

Jackson-Madison County School System Jackson-Madison County School System (JMCSS) or Jackson-Madison County School District is a school district headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east ...

History

Liberty Technology Magnet High School is one of the youngest

s 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

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school.

Campus

Liberty's campus is . and covers , located near The Ballpark at Jackson. The outside campus includes a football stadium, football practice field, band practice field, a

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, 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.

Classes

Liberty uses

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, 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.

Athletics

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

Notable alumni

* Kendall Anthony (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli National League

References

External links

Liberty Technology Magnet High School home page
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 2003 Public high schools in Tennessee Schools in Madison County, Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee Magnet schools in Tennessee 2003 establishments in Tennessee