Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School

Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School is a roomy 6-8 campus in Manhattan, Kansas, part of Manhattan-Ogden. The school educates 730 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 402 students each, so Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School sits 82% larger than that benchmark.

Within Manhattan-Ogden, which oversees 14 schools and 7,204 students, Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 50% of students at Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 37.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Riley County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,098, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Riley County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,145 students), Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northview Elem, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School has edged up 60%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 730 in 2025.

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