Manual High School

As a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Peoria, Illinois, Manual High School teaches 731 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Peoria SD 150.

Peoria SD 150 comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 13,312 students; Manual High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Manual High School records that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Peoria County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Manual High School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Manual High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at Manual High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Peoria County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Manual High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 19.7%; this one comes in at 5.7%, -14.0 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Peoria County reports that median household income runs about $65,108, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Manual High School is one of 81 public schools in Peoria County (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students).

Nearest neighbor: Trewyn Primary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Manual High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 15.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 802 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.