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Manhattan School

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Manhattan.

Manhattan’s School Grade A better than 86% of Montana school districts

Students
448
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,119
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$6.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Manhattan School

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.3M, about $14,170 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% of the 241 Montana 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manhattan. Grade by grade →

PK–5Manhattan ElemThis district
6–8Manhattan 6-8This district
9–12Manhattan H SManhattan High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency48%
State average 35.2% · 365 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 45.7% · 365 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Manhattan High School, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · 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
$12,119 per student · 11% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 46%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
478’20
503’21
483’22
445’23
448’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

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 Montana.