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Manhattan School District 114

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Manhattan Township and Manhattan, and parts of New Lenox and Jackson Township.

Manhattan Township’s School Grade A better than 87% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,011
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,780
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Debt
$95.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Manhattan School District 114

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 84% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 45% less per student than the IL average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $95.6M, about $47,563 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 84% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AManhattan Township 13,099AManhattan 10,943

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manhattan Township. Grade by grade →

PK–1Wilson Creek Elem SchThis district
2–3Anna McDonald Elem SchoolThis district
6–8Manhattan Jr High SchoolThis district
9–124 high schoolsLincoln Way Community High School District 210

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency33%
State average 25.8% · 997 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 29.9% · 1,097 students tested

Graduation rate 97% at Lincoln Way CHSD 210, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,780 per student · 45% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 38%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 36%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 11%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Wilson Creek Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Manhattan
545 students16:1
Anna McDonald Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Manhattan
A−
434 students16:1
Manhattan Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Manhattan
417 students15:1
Manhattan Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Manhattan
B+
615 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Frankfort, Green Garden Township, Mokena
$19,546per student
Joliet Township High School District 204Channahon Township, Joliet, Joliet Township
$20,589per student
Joliet Public School District 86Joliet, Joliet Township
$22,381per student
Peotone Community Unit School District 207UGreen Garden Township, Wilton Township
$20,335per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.