Manual High School

Manual High School is a high school in DENVER, Colorado, and it is part of Denver Public Schools. It had 348 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Colorado have about 627 students on average; enrollment here is 44% lower.

Besides Manual High School, Denver Public Schools runs 197 other schools. The district enrolls 90,471 students.

About 53% of the student body at Manual High School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 35% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% White. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Manual High School are from different groups.

The school lists 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Statewide, high schools in Colorado average 16.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 78% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Denver County average 63%.

In Denver County, median household income comes to about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.

Manual Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21, Manual High School enrolled 258 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 348. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 15.4:1 in 2024-25.

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