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About this school
Manual Career & Technical Center is
an urban public school
in Kansas City, Missouri that is part of Kansas City School District 33.
It serves 300 students
in grades 10 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 33.3:1.
Its teachers have had 103 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
81%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Apr 25, 2026
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Manual Career & Technical Center
$39,093
raised using DonorsChoose
103
projects
funded
11
teachers
funded
128
donors
11
projects
for
basic supplies
21
projects for
technology
35
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
Manual Career & Technical Center has received support from
56 individuals from Missouri and
72 individuals out-of-state.
