Illing Middle School

As a mid-sized intermediate school in Manchester, Connecticut, Illing Middle School educates 763 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Manchester School District. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so Illing Middle School sits 46% larger than that benchmark.

Manchester School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,968 students. Illing Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Illing Middle School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 29% White, 27% Black, 8% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Illing Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at Illing Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Illing Middle School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Bowers School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Illing Middle School's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 826 (now 763). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 38% to 29%.

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