Manhattan School District 114

What Manhattan School District 114 does

Manhattan School District 114 is a public K-8 school district operating as a government state entity in Manhattan, Illinois. The district delivers tuition-free public education to resident children from kindergarten through eighth grade across four schools: Wilson Creek Elementary, Anna McDonald School, Manhattan Intermediate, and Manhattan Junior High. It is funded through property taxes, state aid, and federal grants rather than commercial revenue, and does not charge tuition for resident students.

The district operates through functional departments including Curriculum and Instruction, Technology, Student Services (Special Education), Transportation, Human Resources, Building and Grounds, and the Superintendent's office. Its technology stack centers on PowerSchool as the student information system, providing parents and guardians digital access to grades, attendance, and academic information. The district website (manhattan114.org) is hosted on the Apptegy CMS platform and serves as the primary information hub, supplemented by branded mobile applications on iOS and Google Play, and active social media accounts on Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram for community communications.

As a government entity, Manhattan School District 114 has no commercial customers, no revenue model in the traditional sense, and no public funding rounds. Its value proposition is the statutory provision of comprehensive K-8 public education — including core academics, special education, transportation, athletics, and music — to families residing within district-defined geographic boundaries, under the brand positioning "Where We Succeed Together."

Name

Manhattan School District 114

Legal name

Manhattan School District 114

Website

https://manhattan114.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Manhattan School District 114 is a public K-8 school district operating four schools (Wilson Creek Elementary, Anna McDonald School, Manhattan Intermediate, and Manhattan Junior High) in Manhattan, Illinois, delivering tuition-free public education to resident families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• Public K-8 education
• Elementary school services
• Junior high education
• Special education programs
• Student transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manhattan

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, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Manhattan School District 114 is a public K-8 school district operating four schools (Wilson Creek Elementary, Anna McDonald School, Manhattan Intermediate, and Manhattan Junior High) that delivers free public education to resident students. The district provides core academic instruction, special education and student services, athletics, music programs, transportation, and technology integration through its Curriculum and Instruction, Technology, Student Services, Transportation, Human Resources, Building and Grounds, and Superintendent departments.

Product overview

Manhattan School District 114 is a public K-8 school district serving the Manhattan, Illinois community. The district operates a unified educational platform comprising four schools: Wilson Creek Elementary, Anna McDonald School, Manhattan Intermediate, and Manhattan Junior High. The district provides educational services through departments including Curriculum and Instruction, Technology, Student Services (Special Education), Transportation, Human Resources, Building and Grounds, and the Superintendent's office. The district utilizes PowerSchool as its student information system for parent and guardian access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wilson Creek Elementary Elementary school serving students within the Manhattan School District 114 boundary area, providing public education to early-grade children.
• Anna McDonald School School within Manhattan School District 114 boundary area delivering public education to district students.
• Manhattan Intermediate Intermediate school within Manhattan School District 114 serving students in the district boundary area.
• Manhattan Junior High Junior high school within Manhattan School District 114 providing public education to middle-grade students in the district boundary area.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Summit Hill School District 161: K-8 public school district in nearby Frankfort/Shorewood area of Will County; comparable scale, suburban-village catchment, and Illinois funding structure to Manhattan 114.
• New Lenox School District 122: K-8 public school district serving New Lenox, Illinois — adjacent Will County community with very similar suburban-village demographics and a multi-school operating model.
• Elwood School District 203: Small K-8 public school district serving Elwood, Illinois, immediately adjacent to Manhattan; nearly identical village-scale operating profile and governance structure.
• Peotone Community Unit School District 207-U: Public K-12 (and feeder K-8) district in Peotone, Illinois — a small-village district with comparable scale, exurban demographic, and Will/south-suburban funding base.
• Frankfort School District 157C: Neighboring Illinois K-8 public school district serving Frankfort with a similar four-school structure and Will County demographics; directly comparable operating model, funding sources, and SIS environment to Manhattan 114.
• Homer Community School District 33C: K-8 public school district serving Homer Glen and nearby Lockport township in Will County — comparable suburban-village catchment and Illinois per-pupil funding profile.
• Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U: Public K-12 school district serving Wilmington, Illinois, a small Will County community; comparable small-village operating scale and similar property-tax/state-aid funding mix.
• Mokena School District 159: K-8 public school district in Mokena, Illinois, also in Will County; operates a comparable multi-school structure with similar state-funded operating model and parent demographic.

Regional players

• Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210: Public high school district that receives Manhattan 114's 8th-grade graduates; same Will County region, shared feeder pattern, and complementary (rather than competing) grade-level coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/manhattansd114
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@msd114boe
• Facebookfacebook.com/manhattan114
• Instagraminstagram.com/manhattan114schools

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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