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Manhattan High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Manhattan.

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

Students
241
Schools
1
Spent per student
$16,054
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$11.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Manhattan High School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the MT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.2M, about $46,485 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% 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
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AManhattan 2,073

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manhattan. Grade by grade →

PK–5Manhattan ElemManhattan School
6–8Manhattan 6-8Manhattan School
9–12Manhattan H SThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 35.2% · 44 students tested
Reading / language arts70–79%
State average 45.7% · 44 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 85.5% · 47 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$16,054 per student · 18% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 36%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
249’20
260’21
239’22
241’23
241’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Manhattan H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Manhattan
A
241 students13:1

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.