📍 811 S Griswold St, Peoria, Peoria County, 61605
Manual High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Peoria, Peoria County. The school has 656 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Devon Hawks. It is part of the Peoria SD 150 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Manual High School enrolls 656 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 453 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 15% |
| White | 70 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
570 of the school's 656 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Manual High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 92.
Manual High School is one of 32 schools in Peoria SD 150, based in Peoria, Illinois. The district serves 12,913 students district-wide and employs 829 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 656 students, Manual High School is larger than the district average of about 404 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize