West Cook News

There were 213 white students enrolled in Mannheim School District 83 in the 2021-22 school year, 12.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Mannheim School District 83 welcomed 2,641 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 8.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Mannheim School District 83 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Franklin Park.

Among the five schools in Mannheim School District 83, Mannheim Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 72 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	2,409	213	8.8%
2021	2,497	244	9.8%
2020	2,651	304	11.5%
2019	2,679	306	11.4%
2018	2,641	347	13.1%