Manchester School of Technology (High School)

What Manchester School of Technology (High School) does

Manchester School of Technology (MST) is a public secondary education institution located at 100 Gerald Connors Circle, Manchester, New Hampshire, operating within the Manchester School District. It functions as a dual-program hub combining MST-HS, an alternative competency-based high school opened in 2012, and MST-CTE, a regional Career and Technical Education center dating back to the original Manchester Skill Center founded in September 1982. The school serves high school students (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) from Manchester, Bedford, Goffstown, Londonderry, and other surrounding towns, and is one of 22 regional Career and Technical Centers in New Hampshire.

MST-HS delivers a competency-based curriculum on a 1–4 grading scale, where students progress from a score of 1 ("not yet proficient") toward proficiency (a 3 or better) through project-based and interdisciplinary learning, paired with enrollment in CTE programs. MST-CTE offers 2-year and 3-year CTE programs. The technology footprint includes Chromebook access for all MST-HS students during the school day, the ASPEN Family Portal (a student information system for grades, attendance, and records), official iOS and Android mobile applications, and a district website hosted on Apptegy's CMS. Channels are limited to organic social (Facebook, Instagram) and the district website (mst.mansd.org).

The institution is a government state entity (publicly funded) with no commercial revenue, tuition, or pricing model. Operations are sustained through state and local education funding administered by the Manchester School District. There is no parent company in the venture sense, no disclosed private ownership, and no funding rounds reported. The organization is technically classified as part of a public sector entity rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Manchester School of Technology (High School)

Legal name

Manchester School of Technology

Website

https://mst.mansd.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manchester School of Technology is a public high school in Manchester, New Hampshire, operating within the Manchester School District. It runs MST-HS, an alternative competency-based high school, and MST-CTE, a regional Career and Technical Education program serving students from multiple southern New Hampshire towns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) & Master Data Management (EDAJAHAA), Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Career technical education
• Competency-based learning
• High school education
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

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 Education Funding: Publicly funded secondary education institution operating under Manchester School District. Revenue derived from state and local education funding, not commercial revenue generation.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Manchester School of Technology is a public secondary education institution operating a competency-based high school (MST-HS) and Career and Technical Education programs (MST-CTE). It serves high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Manchester, Bedford, Goffstown, Londonderry, and surrounding towns in New Hampshire, combining rigorous academics with hands-on career-focused technical training. The institution uses a 1-4 competency grading scale and emphasizes project-based, interdisciplinary learning integrated with CTE enrollment.

Product overview

Manchester School of Technology (High School) operates as a dual-program educational institution comprising MST-HS (a competency-based high school opened in 2012) and MST-CTE (Career and Technical Education programs serving regional students since 1982). The school offers 2- and 3-year CTE programs to sophomores, juniors, and seniors from multiple New Hampshire districts, combining rigorous academics with career-focused training. All students have access to Chromebooks, and the school provides mobile applications for iOS and Android devices. The institution uses competency-based grading on a 1-4 scale and emphasizes project-based, interdisciplinary learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MST-HS (Manchester School of Technology High School) Competency-based high school program that opened in 2012 serving freshmen seeking an alternative to traditional high school. Uses a 1-4 grading scale where students begin at a 1 (not yet proficient) and move toward proficiency (3 or better), with project-based and interdisciplinary learning delivered through CTE program enrollment.
• MST-CTE (Career and Technical Education Programs) Two- and three-year Career and Technical Education programs serving sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Manchester, Bedford, Goffstown, Londonderry, and surrounding towns. Offered as one of twenty-two regional Career and Technical Centers in New Hampshire, delivering career and technical training integrated with rigorous academics.
• MST Mobile App (iOS) Official iOS mobile application for Manchester School of Technology, available on the Apple App Store for students, families, and community members.
• MST Mobile App (Android) Official Android mobile application for Manchester School of Technology, available on Google Play for students, families, and community members.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Pinkerton Academy: Large regional public high school in Derry, NH serving students from multiple sending districts across Rockingham County. Operates in the same broader NH secondary-education market as MST and competes for some of the same regional student populations interested in alternative educational pathways.
• Exeter High School (Seacoast): Public high school in Exeter, NH serving seacoast communities with comprehensive academic and CTE programming. Comparable to MST in offering secondary education with career-technical components, though structured as a single comprehensive high school rather than a dedicated regional CTE center.

Direct peers

• Concord Regional Technical Center: Regional CTE center in central New Hampshire serving high school students with technical career pathways. Comparable institutional structure as one of NH's 22 regional CTE centers, sharing the same state regulatory and funding framework as MST.
• Nashua Technology Center: Another regional Career and Technical Education center serving high school students in southern New Hampshire. Operates under similar state CTE framework and competes with MST for sending-district partnerships and student enrollment in the greater Manchester/Nashua corridor.
• Seacoast School of Technology: Regional CTE center serving high school students from multiple seacoast New Hampshire school districts. Comparable to MST in operating model (2- and 3-year CTE programs, competency-based academic integration) and competing for state CTE funding and student placements.

Broad incumbents

• Manchester Memorial High School: Second traditional public high school within the Manchester School District. Operates as an incumbent secondary education option for Manchester students who might otherwise choose MST-HS's alternative competency-based pathway.
• Manchester High School Central: Traditional public high school within the Manchester School District serving the same geographic student population as MST-HS. Represents the traditional high school approach against which MST-HS positions its competency-based, CTE-integrated alternative model.

Emerging players

• KIPP New England: Charter school network operating in New Hampshire and Massachusetts focused on college-preparatory education for underserved students. Represents an alternative public education model that competes for families seeking non-traditional secondary pathways in the broader regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/manchesterschooloftechnology
• Instagraminstagram.com/manchesterschooloftechnology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/manchester-school-of-technology-high-school-

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