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What tradition at Manchester High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
394
High
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER LOCAL·NCES 390500003793
Manchester High School
407 W Nimisila Rd, New Franklin, OH 44319 · (330) 882-3291 · Summit County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
128 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 119 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 21% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Manchester Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.3pp since 2021
Math
63.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 66.3% |
| 2022-23 | 77.1% | 75.3% |
| 2021-22 | 78.8% | 68.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 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 Manchester High School
Manchester High School's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester High School this school | 394 | 32.5% | 74.3% |
| Tuslaw High School Massillon | 368 | 31.8% | 79.5% |
| North Union High School Richwood | 385 | 34.8% | 65.5% |
| Liberty Union High School Baltimore | 349 | 29.2% | 65.5% |
| Waynedale High School Apple Creek | 333 | 30.6% | 79.9% |
| New Bremen High School New Bremen | 384 | 28.1% | 92.5% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Manchester High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #167 of 403 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #187 of 776 ▼ 42 | #9 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #193 of 774 ▼ 16 | #12 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #104 of 742 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #484 of 888 | #23 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #167 of 739 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #610 of 749 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #301 of 435 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #204 of 484 | #11 of 21 |
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
394
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 32% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 29% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | N/A | N/A | 22% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 27.8 | 16.5:1 | 22% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 19% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 19% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 4% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (459 to 394); teachers up 1% (27.8 to 28).
About Manchester High School
Manchester High School is a low-enrollment high school in New Franklin, Ohio, one of the schools in Manchester Local. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 394 students. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 30% smaller than that.
Manchester High School reports to Manchester Local, which has 3 schools and 1,196 students.
Manchester High School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial. In Summit County overall, about 74% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Manchester High School comes in at 11%.
Its 28 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Summit County, the average is about the same, 34%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Manchester High School is 2.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 74.3% actual, 76.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
In Summit County (population about 537,864), median household income is about $71,622, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 149 public schools operate in Summit County, serving about 69,214 students.
The next-closest public school is Nolley Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Manchester High School ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.3% against a local average of 83.1%.
Manchester High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 399 in 2020-21 and 394 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manchester Local
- Nolley Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Manchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
Other Manchester High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Manchester High. Manchester High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Manchester High SchoolManchester, OH · 335 students
- Manchester HighMidlothian, VA · 2,236 students
- Manchester High SchoolManchester, CT · 1,703 students
- Manchester High SchoolManchester, GA · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Nolley Elementary School0.1 mi · 527
- Manchester Middle School0.7 mi · 275
- Green Middle School4.0 mi · 617
- Strausser Elementary School4.0 mi · 819
- W. S. Stinson Elementary School4.1 mi · 384
- Portage Lakes Career Center4.1 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester High SchoolHow large is Manchester High School?
Manchester High School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 09-12.
Is Manchester High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manchester High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Manchester High School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Manchester High School.
What is the student diversity at Manchester High School?
Student demographics at Manchester High School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Manchester High School in?
Manchester High School is part of Manchester Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.