Manhattan School District 114

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 A-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Manhattan and Manhattan, and parts of New Lenox and Jackson.

At a glance

2,011Students enrolled

4Schools

2Towns served

$11,780Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

16%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

ManhattanManhattan

Grades PK–1

Wilson Creek Elem Sch545 students · ManhattanThis district

Grades 2–3

Anna McDonald Elem School434 students · ManhattanThis district

Grades 6–8

Manhattan Jr High School615 students · ManhattanThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listLincoln Way Community High School District 210

Grades PK–1

Wilson Creek Elem Sch545 students · ManhattanThis district

Grades 2–3

Anna McDonald Elem School434 students · ManhattanThis district

Grades 6–8

Manhattan Jr High School615 students · ManhattanThis district

Grades 9–12

Lincoln-Way East High School or Lincoln Way West or Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolDepends on your addressLincoln Way Community High School District 210

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency33%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts38%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,780

per student each year · 45% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration38%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)61%

State36%

Federal3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Students

White · 83%1,675

Hispanic · 11%227

Black · 3%52

Two or more races · 2%48

Asian · 0%7

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Manhattan12,424 people

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Manhattan11,026 people

Also covers small parts of New Lenox and Jackson.

Schools4 in district · 4 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Wilson Creek Elem SchElementary · Grades PK–1 · 545 students · Manhattan

Public 📚

Anna McDonald Elem SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 434 students · Manhattan

A-Public 📚

Manhattan Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 417 students · Manhattan

Public 📚

Manhattan Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 615 students · Manhattan

B+Public

Where students go next · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 and Peotone Community Unit School District 207U

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Lincoln Way WestHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · New Lenox

A-Public 🏫

Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,991 students · New Lenox

APublic 🏫

Lincoln-Way East High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,696 students · Frankfort

APublic 🏫

Peotone High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 420 students · Peotone

BPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Joliet Township High School District 204Channahon · Joliet · Joliet · $20,589 per student

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Joliet Public School District 86Joliet · Joliet · $22,381 per student

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Channahon School District 17Channahon · $18,231 per student

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Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CFrankfort · $15,648 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.