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Manchester, KY
Public School Ratings




Manchester Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Clay County School District details

Clay County School District
128 Richmond Road
Manchester, KY 40962

2,945 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Clay County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.0% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
43%
59%
47%
48%
40%
54%
43%
59%
47%
48%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Big Creek Elementary School
523 N Hwy 66
Oneida, KY, 40972
PK-06
Burning Springs Elementary School
9847 N Hwy 421
Manchester, KY, 40962
PK-06
Clay County High School
415 Clay Co High Rd
Manchester, KY, 40962
09-12
Clay County Middle School
239 Richmond Rd
Manchester, KY, 40962
07-08
Goose Rock Elementary School
364 Hwy 1524
Manchester, KY, 40962
PK-06
Hacker Elementary School
84 Hooker Rd
Manchester, KY, 40962
PK-06
Horse Creek Learning Center School
239 Richmond Rd
Manchester, KY, 40962
03-12
Manchester Elementary School
1908 N Hwy 421
Manchester, KY, 40962
PK-06
Oneida Elementary School
435 Newfound Rd
Oneida, KY, 40972
PK-06
Paces Creek Elementary School
1983 S Hwy 421
Manchester, KY, 40962
KG-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.0% 75.7%
Black 1.1% 11.5%
Hispanic 1.4% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.1% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 75.7% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,869 $23,173,000 50.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $612 $1,803,000 3.9%
Staff $889 $2,618,000 5.6%
General Administration $434 $1,278,000 2.8%
School Administration $628 $1,849,000 4.0%
Operation $997 $2,935,000 6.3%
Transportation $871 $2,565,000 5.5%
Other $149 $440,000 0.9%
Total Support $4,580 $13,488,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,302 $9,723,000 21.0%
Total Expenditures $15,750 $46,384,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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