Illinois public high school · Peoria School District 150

Manual High School

811 S Griswold St, Peoria, IL 61605. 34.9% of its 139 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

34.9%Enrolled in college within 12 months31.9 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
75.5%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)14.3 pts below Illinois (89.8%)
91.6%Students from low-income families
139Graduates in the class measured
Our read

34.9% of graduates enrolled in college, 32 points below the Illinois figure of 66.8%.

The path from Manual

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 11%2-year college 24%Not enrolled within 12 months 65.1%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Manual

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Bradley University1.5 mi73%$22,469$76,013
    Illinois Central College6.0 mi53%$10,829$41,765
    Eureka College19.2 mi36%$16,360$51,381
    Spoon River College25.3 mi43%$7,652$42,848
    Heartland Community College34.0 mi53%$15,472$46,859
    Illinois State University35.8 mi67%$17,829$67,557

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Peoria High School (2.6 mi, 34.9% to college) · Limestone Community High School (3.8 mi, 54.1% to college) · East Peoria High School (4.0 mi, 51.3% to college) · Peoria Heights High School (5.2 mi, 43.5% to college) · Richwoods High School (5.8 mi, 69% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Peoria School District 150's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureManualPeoria School District 150Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months34.9%51.8%66.8%
Graduation rate75.5%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Manual High School graduates go to college?
34.9% of its most recent class at Manual High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Manual High School?
Manual High School has a four-year graduation rate of 75.5%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.