Manhattan High School

Manhattan High School is a roomy 9-12 campus in Manhattan, Kansas, one of the schools within Manhattan-Ogden. The school enrolls 2,087 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 409% above the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Manhattan High School reports that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Manhattan High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.2%, the actual is 39.5%, a residual of -2.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Riley County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,098 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riley County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,145 students), of which Manhattan High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Manhattan Virtual Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manhattan High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 9%: 1,911 students in 2018 compared to 2,087 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 66% to 61%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.