Manchester High School

Manchester High School operates as a sprawling high school in Manchester, Connecticut, run under Manchester School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,703 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 788 students each, so Manchester High School sits 116% larger than that benchmark.

Within Manchester School District, which oversees 11 schools and 5,968 students, Manchester High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Manchester High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 26% White, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 153 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.3:1, putting Manchester High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

In the broader community, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Manchester High School is one.

The closest other public school is Illing Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Manchester High School's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,555 (now 1,703). The White share of enrollment shrank from 37% to 26% over that span.

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