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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Manual High School this year?
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Enrollment
731
High
DISTRICT 935 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA SD 150·NCES 173123003274
Manual High School
811 S Griswold St, Peoria, IL 61605 · (309) 672-6600 · Peoria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
656 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 244 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 206 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 157 | 21% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
5.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 20% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Manual High School
Manual High School's state test result (5.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual High School this school | 731 | 89.7% | 5.7% |
| Englewood STEM High School Chicago | 778 | 84.2% | 4.0% |
| Peoria High School Peoria | 1,541 | 85.9% | 7.2% |
| Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School Chicago | 673 | 91.8% | 4.3% |
| Corliss High School Chicago | 430 | 88.1% | 8.5% |
| Thornton Township High School Harvey | 1,697 | 88.3% | 15.3% |
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 Manual High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #540 of 573 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #270 of 708 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #446 of 528 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #170 of 537 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #56 of 578 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #187 of 358 | #6 of 8 |
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
731
+73 (+11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,160
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 | 731 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 90% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 41.8 | 17.1:1 | 87% (618) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 39.1 | 16.8:1 | 87% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 61.8 | 13.0:1 | 81% (649) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 77% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 1,114 | 86 | 12.9:1 | 95% (1,055) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 61 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,160 | 70 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manual High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (802 to 731); teachers down 29% (61.8 to 44).
About Manual High School
Manual High School is a mid-sized high school found in Peoria, Illinois. It teaches 731 students in grades 9 through 12.
Peoria SD 150 (25 schools, 13,312 students) runs Manual High School.
The largest group at Manual High School is Black students, at 66%. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 9% White, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Peoria County, the Black share is about 17%. The diversity index for Manual High School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Manual High School reports a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher, from 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Manual High School, 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in Peoria County.
Manual High School is 14.0 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Illinois.
For Peoria County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,108, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 81 public schools and about 27,827 students.
Manual High School's nearest public school is Trewyn Primary School (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Manual High School is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Manual High School as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 73 students, from 658 to 731.
This page is set up for the Manual High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peoria SD 150
- Richwoods High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrElementary · 794 students
- The Elise Ford Allen AcademyElementary · 642 students
- Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed CenterElementary · 584 students
Other schools in Peoria
- Richwoods High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Limestone Community High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrElementary · 794 students
- The Elise Ford Allen AcademyElementary · 642 students
Other Manual High schools
One other US public school is named Manual High. Manual High School is the largest of the 2.
- Manual High SchoolDENVER, CO · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Trewyn Primary School0.6 mi · 375
- Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr0.9 mi · 542
- The Elise Ford Allen Academy0.9 mi · 642
- Harold B Dawson Middle School1.1 mi · 331
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 164
- Whittier Primary School1.3 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Manual High SchoolHow large is Manual High School?
Manual High School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Manual High School serve?
Manual High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Manual High School have?
Manual High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Manual High School?
Student demographics at Manual High School are roughly 9% White, 18% Hispanic, 66% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Manual High School in?
Manual High School is part of Peoria SD 150.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.