Total enrollment
4,452
-308 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Manitowoc School District
Wisconsin · 4,452 students · 1 city
Manitowoc School District, Wisconsin runs 11 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 4,452 students across 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Manitowoc School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Manitowoc School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #224 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,452 | #39 of 290 | #2,180 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #28 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #46 of 290 | #2,012 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.4% | #43 of 289 | #3,962 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #18 of 177 | #1,596 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Manitowoc School District
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Riverview Elementary at 56.0% proficient to Jefferson Elementary at 26.3%, a gap of 29.7 points. That is the 30th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 5,044 to 4,452 students (down 12%) and from 351 to 371 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High | Manitowoc | High | 09-12 | 1,385 |
| Washington Middle | Manitowoc | Middle | 06-08 | 566 |
| Wilson Middle | Manitowoc | Middle | 06-08 | 478 |
| Franklin Elementary | Manitowoc | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Manitowoc | Elementary | KG-05 | 344 |
| Jackson Elementary | Manitowoc | Elementary | KG-05 | 336 |
| Riverview Elementary | Manitowoc | Elementary | KG-05 | 257 |
| Riverview Early Learning Center | Manitowoc | Elementary | PK-PK | 237 |
| Monroe Elementary | Manitowoc | Elementary | KG-05 | 232 |
| Madison Elementary | Manitowoc | Elementary | KG-05 | 202 |
| McKinley Academy | Manitowoc | Combined | 01-12 | 59 |
About Manitowoc School District
Manitowoc School District is a thinly populated Wisconsin school district running 11 schools with combined enrollment near 4,452.
In terms of grade levels, Manitowoc School District covers 7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 6%: 4,760 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,452 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Manitowoc School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.