Manchester High School

Manchester High School operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Manchester, Georgia, part of Meriwether County. Current enrollment sits at 447 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Within Meriwether County, which oversees 7 schools and 2,245 students, Manchester High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Manchester High School logs that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 34% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Manchester High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.2%; this one delivers 14.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Meriwether County put median household income runs about $57,340, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Manchester High School is one of 7 public schools in Meriwether County (combined enrollment of about 2,245 students).

The closest other public school is Manchester Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manchester High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Manchester High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 447). Black enrollment moved from 60% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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