Enrollment
34
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Manchester, CA
Manchester Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Manchester Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062355003569
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Manchester Elementary earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.3:1
- small classes for California
- 45.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 34
- students enrolled
Manchester Elementary has class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Manchester Union Elementary · California
NCES ID 062355003569 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.3:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
45.7%
vs 55.5% California avg
-18% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Manchester Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Manchester Elementary
Manchester Elementary is a small elementary school in Manchester, California, enrolling 34 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.3:1, Manchester Elementary is leaner than roughly 94% of California schools and 47% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 45.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of California schools, with 34 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 97 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #44.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (53%) and White (35%) (diversity index 58/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Manchester Union Elementary spends $35,000 per pupil, 112% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Manchester Union Elementary operates only this one school, so Manchester Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 34 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Manchester Elementary compares
Manchester Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.3:1 | ▼ 47% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 45.7% | ▼ 18% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 34 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
34
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
45.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 18% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.3:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 6% in California - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$35,000
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 52.9%
White 35.3%
Two or More 11.8%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 58.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 58.2, Manchester Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Manchester Union Elementary, which includes Manchester Elementary.
$35,000
Per student
+112%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+111%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 65.3%
State 22.3%
Federal 12.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~34 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Manchester Elementary
How many students attend Manchester Elementary?
Manchester Elementary has 34 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Manchester, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manchester Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Manchester Elementary is 11.3:1, which is 47% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 28% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Manchester Elementary?
45.7% of students at Manchester Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Manchester Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Manchester Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 52.9% of enrollment, in Manchester, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Manchester Elementary?
Manchester Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Manchester Elementary a good school?
Manchester Elementary earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Manchester Union Elementary?
None reported; Manchester Union Elementary operates only Manchester Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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