Manitou Springs High School

Manitou Springs High School operates as a low-enrollment high school in MANITOU SPRINGS, Colorado, part of Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El. Current enrollment sits at 367 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Manitou Springs High School sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,147 students; Manitou Springs High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Manitou Springs High School shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Manitou Springs High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.7%; this one delivers 46.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Manitou Springs High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Manitou Springs Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Manitou Springs High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Manitou Springs High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Manitou Springs High School's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 367). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 87% to 79%.

On the community side, members of the Manitou Springs High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.