Manchester Elementary School

Located at 1908 N Hwy 421, in Manchester, Kentucky, Manchester Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus that instructs 409 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Clay County.

Clay County runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 2,928 students. Manchester Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Manchester Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school shows 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Clay County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Manchester Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.4%; Manchester Elementary School posts 68.2%, +29.9 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Clay County shows median household income runs about $40,900, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 27%. In all, Clay County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,928 students), of which Manchester Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Clay County High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manchester Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Manchester Elementary School has ticked down 10%, going from 456 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Manchester Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.