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Manchester, CT
Public School Ratings




Manchester Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Manchester School District details

Manchester School District
45 North School Street
Manchester, CT 06042

6,167 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Manchester School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.0% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
46%
33%
49%
25%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bowers School
141 Princeton Street
Manchester, CT, 06042
KG-04
Buckley School
250 Vernon Street
Manchester, CT, 06042
KG-04
Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy School
1151 Main St.
Manchester, CT, 06040
05-06
Highland Park School
397 Porter St.
Manchester, CT, 06040
KG-04
Illing Middle School
227 Middle Tpke E
Manchester, CT, 06040
07-08
Keeney School
65 North School St.
Manchester, CT, 06042
PK-04
Manchester High School
134 Middle Tpke E
Manchester, CT, 06040
09-12
Martin School
140 Dartmouth Rd.
Manchester, CT, 06040
PK-04
Verplanck School
126 Olcott Street
Manchester, CT, 06040
KG-04
Waddell School
163 Broad Street
Manchester, CT, 06042
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.1% 48.6%
Black 25.5% 13.1%
Hispanic 36.9% 32.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.7% 5.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.0% 41.8%
Free lunch eligible 52.1% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,255 $112,580,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $0 $0 0.0%
Staff $1,319 $8,133,000 3.9%
General Administration $0 $0 0.0%
School Administration $1,146 $7,067,000 3.4%
Operation $2,157 $13,305,000 6.5%
Transportation $827 $5,100,000 2.5%
Other $3,174 $19,575,000 9.5%
Total Support $8,623 $53,180,000 25.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,539 $40,324,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $33,417 $206,084,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,675 $7,010,630,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,758 $901,035,000 6.7%
Staff $861 $441,247,000 3.3%
General Administration $502 $257,276,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,289 $660,926,000 4.9%
Operation $1,935 $991,940,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,184 $606,803,000 4.5%
Other $745 $382,041,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,273 $4,241,268,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,207 $2,156,640,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $26,155 $13,408,538,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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