Manchester Middle School

Manchester Middle School is a tiny intermediate school in Manchester, Georgia, overseen by Meriwether County. The school hosts 274 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Manchester Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Meriwether County, a district that serves 2,245 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Manchester Middle School reports that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 32% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Meriwether County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Manchester Middle School shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Manchester Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.8%.

In the surrounding community, Meriwether County reports that median household income runs about $57,340, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Manchester Middle School is one of 7 public schools in Meriwether County (combined enrollment of about 2,245 students).

Manchester High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Manchester Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Manchester Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Manchester Middle School's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 321 (now 274). White enrollment moved from 38% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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