1
Alumni: what's one memory from duPont Manual High that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,899
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000734
duPont Manual High
120 W Lee St, Louisville, KY 40208 · (502) 485-8241 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,899 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Kentucky public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
445 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
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 | 463 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 503 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 464 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 468 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
83.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 duPont Manual High
duPont Manual High's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| duPont Manual High this school | 1,899 | 23.4% | 77.8% |
| Greenwood High School Bowling Green | 1,451 | 48.7% | 48.5% |
| South Warren High School Bowling Green | 1,548 | 41.1% | 51.3% |
| Eastern High Middletown | 1,790 | 35.5% | 35.3% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington | 1,828 | 40.6% | 49.5% |
| Ballard High Louisville | 2,148 | 36.1% | 43.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 duPont Manual High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #1 of 211 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #1 of 211 | #1 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #1 of 211 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,899 | #7 of 304 | #2 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #117 of 217 | #18 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #18 of 217 | #7 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.4% | #225 of 230 | #25 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #135 of 139 | #11 of 12 |
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
1,899
-30 (-2%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,349
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 1,899 | 113 | 16.8:1 | 23% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 1,922 | 111 | 17.3:1 | 23% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 1,929 | 106 | 18.2:1 | 22% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 1,929 | 109 | 17.7:1 | 20% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 1,917 | 109 | 17.6:1 | 21% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 1,895 | 113 | 16.8:1 | 20% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 1,885 | 103 | 18.3:1 | 17% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 1,775 | 85 | 20.9:1 | 13% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 1,349 | 68 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for duPont Manual High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,917 to 1,899); teachers up 4% (109 to 113).
About duPont Manual High
duPont Manual High is a public large high school in Louisville, Kentucky. The latest federal count shows 1,899 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kentucky is about 558 students, so this school is 240% above average.
duPont Manual High is one of the 167 schools that make up Jefferson County (95,124 students in total).
At duPont Manual High, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. The remaining shares are 20% Asian, 19% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Jefferson County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is lower. duPont Manual High's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 113 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Roughly 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 61% for public schools in Jefferson County.
duPont Manual High is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Kentucky public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Kentucky, duPont Manual High is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.8% compared with a predicted 56.3%.
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, the median household income is $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 175 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 95,579 students in all.
The school nearest to duPont Manual High is Noe Middle, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, duPont Manual High places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,899, close to the 1,929 recorded in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at duPont Manual High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
- Fern Creek HighHigh · 1,525 students
Nearby schools
- Noe Middle0.1 mi · 1,155
- U of L PACT Program0.3 mi · 19
- Cochran Elementary0.4 mi · 419
- Shelby Academy0.7 mi · 290
- Western Day Treatment1.0 mi · 14
- Mcferran Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About duPont Manual HighHow many students attend duPont Manual High?
duPont Manual High enrolls approximately 1,899 students in grades 09-12.
Is duPont Manual High an elementary, middle, or high school?
duPont Manual High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does duPont Manual High have?
duPont Manual High employs 113 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is duPont Manual High?
duPont Manual High reports a student body of 49% White, 7% Hispanic, 19% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees duPont Manual High?
duPont Manual High is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.