Manual High School

What Manual High School does

Manual High School is a public comprehensive high school serving approximately 360 students in grades 9-12 in Denver, Colorado, operating as part of the Denver Public Schools (DPSK12) district. Its academic portfolio centers on college and career readiness, anchored by an Early College program that lets students earn college credits, a Medical Career Pathway, and Career and Technical Education tracks, supplemented by Special Education, Gifted and Talented enrichment, and English Language Acquisition support. Wraparound services include an on-campus Denver Health School-Based Clinic, the LIGHT TEAM student wellness program, the Future Center for college/career planning, the Manual Market food pantry, and a Library & Rap Lab combined creative space.

The school's technology footprint is standard district-issued infrastructure rather than proprietary: Chromebooks distributed through the MyTech program ($20 fee), the Schoology learning management system, and a Destiny library catalog. Differentiated facilities include a $50,000 Pat Surtain II Foundation-funded Innovation Lab and S.T.E.A.M. Room, plus athletics across fall/winter/spring seasons and the Dr. Joyce Marie Davis Auditorium for performances.

Commercially, Manual does not charge tuition and operates as a government-funded entity with no equity investors. Revenue mechanics are entirely per-pupil allocations from Denver Public Schools and state education funding, supplemented by nominal activity fees, athletic participation fees, the MyTech device fee, and philanthropic grants (e.g., Pat Surtain II Foundation). Enrollment is managed through the DPS school choice system, with go-to-market driven by community engagement — tours, open houses, Freshman Academy, and earned media rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Manual High School

Legal name

Manual High School

Website

https://manual.dpsk12.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manual High School is a Denver Public Schools comprehensive high school serving roughly 360 grades 9-12 students with Early College, Medical Career Pathway, and wraparound health/wellness services, funded entirely through district per-pupil allocation and nominal fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerated Learning & Grade Advancement Programs (EDAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• College preparatory programs
• Career technical education
• Special education services
• English language acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Funded through Denver Public Schools district per-pupil funding allocation, state education funding, and local tax revenue. Revenue based on student enrollment counts.
2. Activity and Program Fees: Optional fees for activities including technology device program ($20 MyTech fee), athletic participation, graduation orders, and class merchandise

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Manual High School is a public secondary school providing comprehensive college preparatory education for grades 9-12 within the Denver Public Schools district. Its academic portfolio includes Early College programs enabling students to earn college credit, a Medical Career Pathway, Career and Technical Education, Special Education, Gifted and Talented enrichment, and English Language Acquisition. Wraparound student support services include a Denver Health school-based clinic, LIGHT TEAM wellness services, a Future Center for college and career readiness, a library and Rap Lab innovation space, an athletics program, and the Manual Market food pantry.

Product overview

Manual High School is a public high school within Denver Public Schools offering a comprehensive educational program. The school provides core academic instruction alongside specialized programs including Early College (enabling students to earn college credits), Medical Career Pathway, Career and Technology Education, Special Education, Gifted and Talented enrichment, and English Language Acquisition. Student support services include a Library & Rap Lab innovation space, Denver Health School-Based Clinic, LIGHT TEAM wellness services, and the Future Center for college and career readiness. The school also offers athletics, clubs, and student support resources including The Manual Market food pantry. New innovation spaces (S.T.E.A.M. Rooms) were funded by a $50,000 Pat Surtain II Foundation technology and innovation grant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early College Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% attendance rate, up 7% from previous year - largest increase in DPS
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Denver HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2021Denver Health operates a school-based health clinic at Manual High School. Students worked with Denver Health to improve health access consent forms used by thousands of DPS students annually, demonstrating meaningful partnership in healthcare equity.
• Denver Public Schools (DPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent district providing funding, curriculum frameworks, enrollment systems, and operational support. Manual is part of the DPS innovation campus model with McAuliffe Manual Middle School.
• Denver7minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal news coverage of Manual High School programs, student achievements, and community events including Inspiration Room and student stories.
• Colorado Public Radio (CPR)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured story on Manual students' work improving healthcare access forms for Denver Health school-based clinics.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Montbello High School: Comprehensive DPS high school in northeast Denver. Competes with Manual for school-choice enrollment and shares a similar urban, college-prep orientation with comparable CTE and dual-enrollment programming.
• South High School: Comprehensive DPS high school serving Denver students in grades 9-12. Direct competitor for school-choice enrollment and shares Manual's mandate to deliver college and career readiness programming within the same district accountability framework.
• West High School: Comprehensive DPS high school in west Denver. Comparable in scale, urban setting, and college-prep orientation to Manual, competing directly for school-choice students within the DPS enrollment pool.
• Thomas Jefferson High School: Comprehensive DPS high school in Denver. Direct peer in scale, urban setting, and programming breadth, and competes for school-choice enrollment against Manual within the same district performance framework.
• George Washington High School: Comprehensive DPS high school in Denver serving grades 9-12. Competes for the same school-choice student pool and offers similar comprehensive programming including CTE and dual enrollment options.
• John F. Kennedy High School: Comprehensive DPS high school serving Denver students. Comparable academic and extracurricular offerings and competes with Manual for the same DPS enrollment pool and school-choice families.
• Abraham Lincoln High School: Comprehensive DPS high school serving Denver students. Overlaps with Manual in core academic, CTE, and athletic offerings and competes for school-choice enrollment in the Denver market under the same per-pupil funding model.
• North High School: Comprehensive DPS high school in north Denver. Competes with Manual for district enrollment and serves a comparable urban student population with similar academic, athletic, and CTE offerings.
• East High School: The largest comprehensive high school in Denver Public Schools, located in central Denver. Competes with Manual for the same school-choice student pool and offers overlapping academic, athletic, and CTE programming to a comparable urban population.

Emerging players

• DSST: Cole High School: Denver-based charter high school within the DSST Public Schools network. Competes with Manual for college-bound Denver students, with an explicit STEM and college-prep focus similar to Manual's Early College and Medical Pathway emphasis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ManualHSTbolts
• Facebookfacebook.com/ManualHSDenver
• Instagraminstagram.com/manual.thunderbolts/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/manual-high-school-37

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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