Summary:
There is one high school serving students in grades 9–12 in the Manitowoc School District: Lincoln High, located at 1433 S 8th St in Manitowoc and enrolling 1,385 students. Because it is the only high school in the district, it defines the district's high-school performance. The district as a whole is ranked 385th of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 11th percentile with a 1-star rating, and Lincoln High has carried a 1-star rating in each of the three reported years, though its percentile rank moved from 14 in 2024–2025 to 28 in 2025–2026.
Academically, the school performs better than its own district averages in most subjects but trails the state across the board. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 35.74% in Social Studies, 37.11% in English Language Arts, 28.67% in Mathematics, and 34.86% in Science, compared with state rates of 48.25%, 48.47%, 42.93%, and 43.20% respectively — gaps of about 8 to 14 percentage points, with Mathematics the widest. Year over year, ELA and Science improved modestly, while Mathematics declined by 2.17 percentage points. The graduation rate of 88.6% is above the district's 86.7% but below Wisconsin's 92.0%.
Attendance and completion are the clearest concerns. Chronic absenteeism is 25.2%, above the district (20.8%) and state (17.3%), meaning roughly one in four students is chronically absent, and the dropout rate of 2.4% is more than double the state's 1.1%. On resources, the school reports $15,800 in per-student spending, a 14.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and 43.39% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating moderate-to-high socioeconomic need. Families should weigh the modest momentum in ELA and Science against persistently low math proficiency and high absenteeism.
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