Manitowoc School District

Public Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Manitowoc, Newton, Kossuth, Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc and Centerville, and parts of Two Rivers and Two Rivers.

At a glance

4,452Students enrolled

11Schools

6Towns served

$14,794Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

51%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

ManitowocNewtonKossuthManitowoc RapidsManitowocCenterville

Grades K–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Washington Middle or Wilson MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Lincoln High1,385 students · ManitowocThis district

Grades K–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Washington Middle or Wilson MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Lincoln High1,385 students · ManitowocThis district

Grades K–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Washington Middle or Wilson MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Lincoln High1,385 students · ManitowocThis district

Grades K–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Washington Middle or Wilson MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Lincoln High1,385 students · ManitowocThis district

Grades K–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Washington Middle or Wilson MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Lincoln High1,385 students · ManitowocThis district

Grades PK–5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listKiel Area School District

Grades 6–8

Washington Middle or Wilson MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Lincoln High or Kiel HighDepends on your addressThis district

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 WI

Math proficiency23%

State average 37.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 90.1%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,794

per student each year · 10% below the WI average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration36%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)30%

State62%

Federal9%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,760’20

4,762’21

4,726’22

4,641’23

4,452’24

Students

White · 59%2,605

Hispanic · 19%849

Asian · 10%426

Two or more races · 8%364

Black · 4%179

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%23

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

Towns served

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Manitowoc34,620 people

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Newton2,309 people

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Kossuth2,151 people

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Manitowoc Rapids1,953 people

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Manitowoc1,263 people

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Centerville431 people · Grades PK–5 at Zielanis Elementary or Franklin Elementary and others

Also covers small parts of Two Rivers and Two Rivers.

Schools11 in district

Franklin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 356 students · Manitowoc

Jefferson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 344 students · Manitowoc

Jackson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 336 students · Manitowoc

Riverview ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 257 students · Manitowoc

Monroe ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 232 students · Manitowoc

Madison ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 202 students · Manitowoc

Washington MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 566 students · Manitowoc

Wilson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 478 students · Manitowoc

Lincoln HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · Manitowoc

Riverview Early Learning CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 237 students · Manitowoc

McKinley AcademyOther · Grades 1–12 · 59 students · Manitowoc

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

Nearby districts

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Reedsville School DistrictCato · Franklin · Kellnersville · $15,342 per student

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Howards Grove School DistrictMosel · $15,631 per student

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Kewaunee School DistrictTwo Creeks · $16,017 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.