Manual High School

Located at 1700 EAST 28TH AVENUE, in DENVER, Colorado, Manual High School is a cozy secondary school that educates 348 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Manual High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Manual High School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Manual High School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Denver County's rate of about 63%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Denver County indicate median household income runs about $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Manual High School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: Manual Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Manual High School's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 348). Black enrollment moved from 39% to 35% across the same window.

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