Other / mixed grade configuration · Northlake, IL

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr

Federal NCES profile for Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 172433006324
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
22
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical
19.6:1
large classes for Illinois
157
students enrolled

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr has class sizes larger than 95% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

157

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

8.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.6:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

+40% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is a small combined-grade school in Northlake, Illinois, enrolling 157 students.

Class loads run heavy: 19.6:1 is larger than about 95% of Illinois schools and 40% above the 14:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 157 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 157 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding Mannheim Sd 83 spends $22,243 per pupil, 31% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Northlake's public schools, it stands alongside Whittier Primary School (368 students): Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (19.6:1 vs 11.5:1).

Mannheim Sd 83 also operates Mannheim Middle School (768 students) and Roy Elem School (545 students) alongside Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr compares

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.6:1 ▲ 40% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 157 top 88% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.6:1
Leaner classes than 17% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
157
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
19.6:1
students per teacher - 40% above state mean
Top 95% in Illinois - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$22,243
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 157 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 94.3%
White 3.8%
Asian 1.3%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 94.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.9, Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mannheim Sd 83, which includes Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr.

$22,243
Per student
+31%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+34%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.5%
State 24.0%
Federal 7.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mannheim Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Roy Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Westdale Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Scott Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mannheim Sd 83 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Northlake

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr

How many students attend Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr?

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr has 157 students enrolled. It is a public school in Northlake, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr?

The student-teacher ratio at Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is 19.6:1, which is 40% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 25% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr?

The largest demographic group at Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is Hispanic or Latino at 94.3% of enrollment, in Northlake, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr?

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr a good school?

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Mannheim Sd 83?

Besides Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr, Mannheim Sd 83 also operates Mannheim Middle School (768 students), Roy Elem School (545 students), and Westdale Elem School (483 students). See the Mannheim Sd 83 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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