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Manchester Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12
147th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 415 Indiana High Schools
Better than 65% of Indiana high schools
Summary

Manchester Junior-Senior High School is a grade 7–12 school in North Manchester, Indiana, serving 618 students in Manchester Community Schools. It is mid-sized locally—larger than North Miami, Northfield, Whitko, and Tippecanoe Valley, but smaller than Columbia City, Huntington North, and Warsaw. In 2025–2026, it ranked 147th of 415 Indiana high schools, in the 65th percentile with 3 stars. That is above the state median but below its own recent highs: 81st percentile in 2022–2023, 86th in 2018–2019, and 72nd with 4 stars in 2024–2025.

Compared with nearby schools, it is upper-middle: it trails Huntington North (74th percentile), Warsaw (71st), and Northfield (70th), but outperforms Columbia City (64th), Tippecanoe Valley (59th), North Miami (48th), and Whitko (40th). Its 97.3% graduation rate is a major strength—above Indiana’s 89.7% and higher than every nearby school except Northfield (100.0%) and Tippecanoe Valley (97.7%). Chronic absenteeism is more mixed: 17.7% is above the state’s 16.7% and much higher than the Manchester Community Schools district rate of 11.8%, though it has improved from 23.0% in 2022–2023 and 20.9% in 2023–2024. In middle grades, it has the strongest ILEARN all-grades ELA and math results among comparable local schools, and grade 7 and 8 math are above state rates. The clearest academic concern is high-school SAT reading/writing: 45.37% is below the state’s 51.9% and lower than all nearby schools except Whitko. SAT math is above state at 26.85%.

Subgroup performance is uneven. Low-income students fell from the 84th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 50th percentile in 2025–2026, a notable swing, while special education students were relatively strong in the most recent available year. The school spent $11,149 per student in 2023–2024—lower than most nearby districts—and had a 15.9:1 student-teacher ratio, higher than most nearby schools. Yet it still earns a strong graduation rate and an upper-third state rank. Parents should watch whether the SAT reading/writing gap and low-income subgroup decline are one-year fluctuations or a longer trend; Biology is also relatively strong at 49.51%.

618
Students ?
15.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,149
Per pupil spending ?
46.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1 Squire Dr
       North Manchester, IN  46962

(260) 982-2196

District: Manchester Community Schools


Feeder schools for Manchester Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Manchester Elementary School
Middle:    Manchester Intermediate School
Racial breakdown:

White:
83.5%
Hispanic:
10.8%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026
Strengths
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)
✓Above the Indiana median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school40%
District avg44%
Indiana avg39%
Middle school
175th of 486
Indiana public middle schools ?
Top 36%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From top 43% (2016) to top 36% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Indiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
147th of 415
Indiana public high schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →
★★★★★
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202661.9175 of 48664.0%★★★☆☆
202556.2202 of 48057.9%★★★☆☆
202450.7237 of 49151.7%★★★☆☆
202358.0197 of 48959.7%★★★☆☆
202255.1219 of 49055.3%★★★☆☆
202156.2203 of 48358.0%★★★☆☆
201968.8134 of 47071.5%★★★★☆
201865.0169 of 47364.3%★★★☆☆
201772.5111 of 47276.5%★★★★☆
201661.1211 of 49457.3%★★★☆☆
201550.2278 of 48542.7%★★☆☆☆
201448.9295 of 47037.2%★★☆☆☆
201364.1165 of 44462.8%★★★☆☆
201267.7136 of 44769.6%★★★☆☆
201163.0169 of 45162.5%★★★☆☆
201060.6185 of 42856.8%★★★☆☆
200961.4169 of 42360.0%★★★☆☆
200860.3162 of 39258.7%★★★☆☆
200755.4189 of 38250.5%★★★☆☆
200642.7264 of 37529.6%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202657.1147 of 41564.6%★★★☆☆
202563.4119 of 42972.3%★★★★☆
202459.4142 of 43267.1%★★★☆☆
202368.377 of 39880.7%★★★★☆
202266.0129 of 40968.5%★★★☆☆
202161.1106 of 38872.7%★★★★☆
201973.754 of 38986.1%★★★★☆
201872.480 of 38579.2%★★★★☆
201750.8182 of 38052.1%★★★☆☆
201658.2146 of 39462.9%★★★☆☆
201557.5141 of 40064.8%★★★☆☆
201448.5158 of 37958.3%★★★☆☆
201345.1166 of 35353.0%★★★☆☆
201257.8112 of 37370.0%★★★★☆
201159.2102 of 36472.0%★★★★☆
201055.3108 of 36270.2%★★★★☆
200953.9204 of 36444.0%★★☆☆☆
200856.3188 of 36047.8%★★☆☆☆
200746.4233 of 35434.2%★★☆☆☆
200648.5222 of 34936.4%★★☆☆☆
200554.8183 of 34947.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202656.0155 of 39560.8%★★★☆☆
202568.385 of 38778.0%★★★★☆
202460.5115 of 39270.7%★★★★☆
202365.4101 of 38874.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202641.7104 of 19446.4%★★☆☆☆
202442.195 of 18448.4%★★☆☆☆
202222.6136 of 16417.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202646.8196 of 39049.7%★★☆☆☆
202571.660 of 37784.1%★★★★☆
202457.4128 of 37766.0%★★★☆☆
202365.986 of 37977.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202653.8150 of 39762.2%★★★☆☆
202551.8172 of 38655.4%★★★☆☆
202453.4156 of 39260.2%★★★☆☆
202368.780 of 38379.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202564.463 of 29878.9%★★★★☆
202352.8101 of 28564.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202650.4163 of 38757.9%★★★☆☆
202557.6118 of 37768.7%★★★☆☆
202454.1144 of 38162.2%★★★☆☆
202364.487 of 37576.8%★★★★☆
202265.1112 of 37870.4%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
High school
Special Education (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-15 vs school
Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Biology50%
Evidence-based Reading and Writing45%-7 vs state
English Language Arts42%
Math36%
Mathematics27%~ state avg

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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Open Quote THIS IS THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE AREA! OUR KIDS LOVE IT HERE. 95.9 GRADUATION RATE AND STUDENTS CAN WALK A BLOCK TO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES AT MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY WHEN THEY ARE SENIORS. MANY DUAL CREDIT AND AP OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL Close Quote





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Students at Manchester Junior-Senior High School are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Manchester Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Manchester Elementary School
Middle : Manchester Intermediate School

Manchester Junior-Senior High School ranks 147th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Manchester Junior-Senior High School.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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