Middle school (grades 6-8) · Melrose Park, IL

Mannheim Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Mannheim Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 172433002642
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
23
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mannheim Middle School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 90% of Illinois schools.

#6 of 6
public schools in Melrose Park · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
10:1
small classes for Illinois
768
students enrolled

Mannheim Middle School has class sizes smaller than 90% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mannheim Middle School ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Melrose Park, IL.

School address

Enrollment

768

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

77.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-29% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mannheim Middle School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller 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 Middle School

Mannheim Middle School is a large middle school in Melrose Park, Illinois, enrolling 768 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10:1, Mannheim Middle School is leaner than roughly 90% of Illinois schools and 29% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 768 puts it in the larger third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 384 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

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

Among Melrose Park's middle schools, it stands alongside Stevenson Middle School (682 students): Mannheim Middle School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10:1 vs 11.6:1).

Mannheim Sd 83 also operates Roy Elem School (545 students) and Westdale Elem School (483 students) alongside Mannheim Middle School.

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 Middle School compares

Mannheim Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10:1 ▼ 29% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 768 top 11% - -

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

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
768
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 10% in Illinois - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 384 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 88.0%
White 7.4%
African American 1.8%
Asian 1.3%
Two or More 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 88.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.0, Mannheim Middle School 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 Middle School.

$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 Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Roy Elem School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Westdale Elem School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Scott Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mannheim Middle School'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 middle schools in Melrose Park

1 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle 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 Middle School'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 Middle School

How many students attend Mannheim Middle School?

Mannheim Middle School has 768 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Melrose Park, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mannheim Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mannheim Middle School is 10:1, which is 29% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mannheim Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Mannheim Middle School is Hispanic or Latino at 88.0% of enrollment, in Melrose Park, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mannheim Middle School?

Mannheim Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mannheim Middle School rank among public schools in Melrose Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Mannheim Middle School ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Melrose Park, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Melrose Park on the city page.

Is Mannheim Middle School a good school?

Mannheim Middle School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 90% of 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 Middle School, Mannheim Sd 83 also operates Roy Elem School (545 students), Westdale Elem School (483 students), and Scott Elementary School (385 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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