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C−

Mannheim School District 83

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Leyden Township, Franklin Park and Northlake, and parts of Melrose Park, Bensenville and Schiller Park.

Leyden Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,338
Schools
5
Spent per student
$26,191
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$8.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mannheim School District 83

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.8M, about $3,764 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Leyden Township 90,402C+Franklin Park 18,045C−Northlake 12,462

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Leyden Township. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Mannheim Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsLeyden Community High School District 212

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.8% · 774 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 29.9% · 1,555 students tested

Graduation rate 81% at Leyden CHSD 212, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,191 per student · 21% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 31%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,524’20
2,426’21
2,352’22
2,341’23
2,338’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 89%White 7%Black 2%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · NorthLake
157 students16:1
Roy Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northlake
C
545 students12:1
Westdale Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northlake
C+
483 students11:1
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose Park
C+
385 students10:1
Mannheim Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose Park
C+
768 students10:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Maine Township High School District 207Chicago, Des Plaines, Maine Township
$29,333per student
Proviso Township High School District 209Bellwood, Berkeley, Maywood
$19,566per student
DuPage High School District 88Addison Township, Elmhurst, York Township
$25,010per student
Township High School District 214Chicago, Elk Grove Village
$27,472per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.