Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr

Set in NorthLake, Illinois, Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is a low-enrollment K-5 school, overseen by Mannheim SD 83. It hosts 157 students across grade pre-K. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr sits 59% below that benchmark.

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is one of 5 schools operated by Mannheim SD 83, a district that caters to 2,338 students overall.

On demographics, Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Other groups include 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr is one.

The closest other public school is Westdale Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 152 (now 157). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 84% to 94% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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