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Wheeling, IL
Public School Ratings




Wheeling Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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Wheeling Ccsd 21 School District details

Wheeling Ccsd 21 School District
999 W Dundee Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090

6,205 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Wheeling Ccsd 21 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.9% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
33%
29%
39%
25%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Booth Tarkington Elem School
310 Scott St
Wheeling, IL, 60090
PK-05
Cooper Middle School
1050 Plum Grove Cir
Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089
06-08
Edgar A Poe Elem School
2800 N Highland Ave
Arlington Heights, IL, 60004
PK-05
Eugene Field Elem School
51 Saint Armand Ln
Wheeling, IL, 60090
PK-05
Henry W Longfellow Elem School
501 S Arlington Heights Rd
Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089
PK-05
J W Riley Elem School
1209 E Burr Oak Dr
Arlington Heights, IL, 60004
KG-05
Jack London Middle School
1001 W Dundee Rd
Wheeling, IL, 60090
06-08
Joyce Kilmer Elem School
655 Golfview Ter
Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089
PK-05
Mark Twain Elem School
515 E Merle Ln
Wheeling, IL, 60090
PK-05
Nathaniel Hawthorne Ec School
200 Glendale St
Wheeling, IL, 60090
PK-PK
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.0% 47.6%
Black 2.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 48.5% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.5% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,048 $80,960,000 47.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,778 $11,032,000 6.5%
Staff $1,280 $7,940,000 4.7%
General Administration $539 $3,343,000 2.0%
School Administration $855 $5,305,000 3.1%
Operation $2,017 $12,516,000 7.4%
Transportation $947 $5,876,000 3.5%
Other $1,278 $7,931,000 4.7%
Total Support $8,693 $53,943,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,534 $34,341,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $27,275 $169,244,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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