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Schools in Manchester

Manchester’s public schools

South Dearborn Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manchester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 3% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,849 students on the public path
In brief

Manchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Manchester’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Dillsboro Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); South Dearborn Middle School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Manchester, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: South Dearborn High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Manchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–8South Dearborn Middle Schoolin AuroraC
9–12South Dearborn High Schoolin AuroraC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Dearborn Community School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

South Dearborn Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,849 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,257IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 41.3% · 1048 students tested
Math31%
State average 37.5% · 1048 students tested

Manchester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Manchester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Manchester—South Dearborn Community School Corporation

Every school in Manchester

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Manchesterin other towns
Aurora Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aurora
B−
524 students13:1Rate it →
Dillsboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dillsboro
A−
267 students15:1Rate it →
Manchester Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Aurora
B+
145 students14:1Rate it →
South Dearborn Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Aurora
C
288 students13:1Rate it →
South Dearborn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Aurora
C+
625 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Manchester’s schools

Are Manchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Manchester. South Dearborn Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manchester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Manchester in?

South Dearborn Community School Corporation.

Where do Manchester kids go to high school?

South Dearborn High School.

Parents talk

What Manchester families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.