Manchester School District is a school district headquartered in

Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Hamp ...

. It is the largest school district in the state, according to the

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History

Circa 2003 Hooksett contracted with Manchester to educate its high school students. It was intended to last until 2023. Previously

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had an agreement with the district so that students were sent to

Manchester West High School Manchester High School West, known as West High or West, is a public high school located in Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a part of the Manchester School District. According to the ''Blue Book: Manchester High School West Hand Book '' (1940), t ...

. Beginning in fall 2007 Bedford stopped sending new students to Manchester West, so it could instead send them to Bedford High School. By fall 2009 Bedford no longer sent any levels to Manchester West. In 2011, the town of

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, which previously contracted with Manchester School District and sent the majority of its students to

Manchester Memorial High School Manchester Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive school in Manchester, New Hampshire, with an enrollment of approximately 1,600. It is a part of the Manchester School District. The school's Latin motto is " scientia est potentia." Ma ...

, voted to change its high school to

Pinkerton Academy Pinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire, United States. It serves roughly 3,269 students, making it by far the largest high school in New Hampshire, more than 1,300 students greater than the next largest high school. Pi ...

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, with 1,119 in favor and 190 opposing. In 2011 some Auburn students already chose to go to Pinkerton. By 2013 the relationship between Hooksett and the Manchester district collapsed, with each side alleging the other violated terms of the agreement. In July 2013 Hooksett and the Manchester district agreed to end their contract early. In October 2013 426 high school students who lived in Hooksett attended Manchester school district schools. In 2016 the voters in the town of Candia voted to change their high school from

Manchester Central High School Manchester High School Central is the oldest public high school in the state of New Hampshire. Located in the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire, approximately 1,200 students attend from communities such as Hooksett and Manchester, and it forme ...

to Pinkerton Academy, effective 2018, which meant no longer sending high school students to the Manchester School District. The votes were 1,090 in favor and 113 against. In 2019 John Goldhardt became superintendent. He resigned in February 2022 despite initially planning to do so circa 2024.

Demographics

the district has a large number of

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students due to a program of the

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placing refugees in Manchester.

Schools

High schools

Manchester High School Central Manchester High School Central is the oldest public high school in the state of New Hampshire. Located in the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire, approximately 1,200 students attend from communities such as Hooksett and Manchester, and it former ...

Manchester School of Technology The Manchester School of Technology (MST) is a school located at 100 Gerald Connors Circle, in Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshi ...

Middle schools

* Hillside Middle School * Henry J. McLaughlin Middle School * Parkside Middle School * Southside Middle School

Elementary schools

* Bakersville * Beech Street * Gossler Park * Green Acres * Highland-Goffe’s Falls * Jewett Street * McDonough * Northwest * Parker-Varney * Smyth Road * Webster * Weston * Wilson ; Former * Hallsville Elementary School - The building was made of brick and was three floors tall. In 1891 the cornerstone of the school was placed. In February 2021 the superintendent recommended closing this school so the school district could save money as the district was projected to have a budget deficit of $7,400,000. It closed in June of that year.

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External links

Manchester School District
Manchester, New Hampshire School districts in New Hampshire Education in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Education in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Education in Merrimack County, New Hampshire