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What tradition at Manteno High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
587
High
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANTENO CUSD 5·NCES 172439002647
Manteno High School
443 N Maple St, Manteno, IL 60950 · (815) 928-7100 · Kankakee County
GRADES 08–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Illinois public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
203 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 147 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 28% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Manteno High School
Manteno High School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manteno High School this school | 587 | 34.6% | 42.8% |
| Johnsburg High School Johnsburg | 502 | 32.1% | 44.3% |
| Effingham High School Effingham | 712 | 36.5% | 45.1% |
| Olympia High School Stanford | 495 | 34.7% | 36.5% |
| Stillman Valley High School Stillman Valley | 433 | 30.3% | 46.6% |
| Seneca High School Seneca | 378 | 31.5% | 38.5% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Manteno High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #162 of 573 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #301 of 708 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #352 of 528 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #267 of 537 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.6% | #470 of 578 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #117 of 358 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
587
-116 (-17%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 587 | 38.3 | 15.3:1 | 35% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 41.1 | 14.9:1 | 39% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 41.3 | 15.4:1 | 35% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 703 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 30% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 26% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 24% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manteno High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (678 to 587); teachers down 13% (44 to 38.3).
About Manteno High School
Located in Manteno, Illinois, Manteno High School is a small high school. It serves 587 students in grades 8 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
Manteno CUSD 5 includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,801 students.
Manteno High School's enrollment is 79% White. Next come 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Manteno High School comes in at 36%.
A ratio of 15.3:1 comes from the school's 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 35% of students at Manteno High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Kankakee County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Manteno High School is B. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Manteno High School is 8.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (42.8% versus 51.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census Bureau estimates for Kankakee County show that median household income is about $71,281, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 44 public schools operate in Kankakee County, serving about 16,499 students.
Manteno Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Manteno High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Manteno High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Manteno High School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 703 in 2020-21 and 587 in 2024-25, a decrease of 116 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manteno CUSD 5
- Manteno Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Manteno Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Other schools in Manteno
- Manteno Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Manteno Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Manteno Middle School0.2 mi · 520
- Manteno Elementary School0.7 mi · 694
- Peotone Jr High School5.5 mi · 294
- St George Elementary School5.5 mi · 395
- Liberty Intermediate School5.7 mi · 714
- Connor Shaw Center5.7 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Manteno High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manteno High School?
Manteno High School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Manteno High School serve?
Manteno High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Manteno High School have?
Manteno High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manteno High School?
At Manteno High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Manteno High School?
Manteno High School is overseen by Manteno CUSD 5 in Kankakee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.