Public schools in Manchester, TN
Manchester has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,298 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Coffee County runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Manchester's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Manchester | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee County | 8 | 4,395 | $11,597 |
| Manchester City Schools | 3 | 1,583 | $11,685 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in Manchester, 1,722 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee County Central High School | 1,262 | 16.5 | not reported | Coffee County |
| Coffee County Raider Academy | 409 | 16.1 | not reported | Coffee County |
| Coffee County Virtual Academy | 51 | 7.9 | All free (CEP) | Coffee County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Manchester, 1,255 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee County Middle School | 783 | 15.0 | not reported | Coffee County |
| Westwood Middle School | 472 | 16.2 | not reported | Manchester City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Manchester, 2,321 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Street Elementary | 598 | 15.0 | not reported | Manchester City Schools |
| Westwood Elementary | 558 | 14.5 | not reported | Manchester City Schools |
| North Coffee Elementary | 354 | 13.7 | not reported | Coffee County |
| New Union Elementary | 297 | 13.0 | not reported | Coffee County |
| Deerfield Elementary School | 290 | 10.8 | not reported | Coffee County |
| East Coffee Elementary | 224 | 13.3 | not reported | Coffee County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Manchester's public schools compare with Tennessee's
64% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 409 students (state 469).
| Manchester | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | not reported | not reported |
| Median school size (students) | 409 | 469 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 64% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 9.1% | 66% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 5.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Manchester schools and the 1,804 Tennessee schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Manchester
- Coffee CountyRuns 8 of Manchester's 11 public schools and spent $11,597 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,597
- Coffee County Central High School, the largest high school in Manchester1,262 students in 2024-25, 16.5 per teacher.1,262
- Compare Coffee County with Manchester City SchoolsManchester's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TennesseeTennessee's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Manchester addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Tennessee
- Memphis191 schools
- Nashville118 schools
- Knoxville80 schools
- Chattanooga48 schools
- Clarksville37 schools
- Murfreesboro32 schools
- Cleveland25 schools
- Franklin25 schools
Questions about schools in Manchester
How many public schools are in Manchester, TN?
11 public schools with an address in Manchester were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,298 students.What is the largest high school in Manchester?
Coffee County Central High School, with 1,262 students in 2024-25 (Coffee County).Which districts run Manchester's schools?
Coffee County (8 schools), Manchester City Schools (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25