Total enrollment
6,298
-212 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
13 schools in Wheeling CCSD 21
Illinois · 6,298 students · 4 cities
Wheeling CCSD 21's public-school count of 13 reflects a system enrolling about 6,298 students inside Illinois, broken out as 10 elementary and 3 middle.
7-year change in Wheeling CCSD 21
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
35%
was 33%
% Hispanic
46%
was 53%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
11%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Middle School | Buffalo Grove | Middle | 06-08 | 732 |
| Jack London Middle School | Wheeling | Middle | 06-08 | 628 |
| Oliver W Holmes Middle School | Wheeling | Middle | 06-08 | 615 |
| Eugene Field Elem School | Wheeling | Elementary | PK-05 | 613 |
| Joyce Kilmer Elem School | Buffalo Grove | Elementary | KG-05 | 590 |
| Booth Tarkington Elem School | Wheeling | Elementary | PK-05 | 540 |
| Robert Frost Elem School | Mount Prospect | Elementary | PK-05 | 532 |
| Mark Twain Elem School | Wheeling | Elementary | PK-05 | 524 |
| Henry W Longfellow Elem School | Buffalo Grove | Elementary | KG-05 | 510 |
| Walt Whitman Elem School | Wheeling | Elementary | PK-05 | 378 |
| J W Riley Elem School | Arlington Heights | Elementary | KG-05 | 319 |
| Edgar A Poe Elem School | Arlington Heights | Elementary | PK-05 | 317 |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne EC School | Wheeling | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
About Wheeling CCSD 21
As a low-population district in Illinois, Wheeling CCSD 21 serves 6,298 students across 13 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Wheeling CCSD 21 spans 10 elementary and 3 middle.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Wheeling CCSD 21 has decreased 3% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 6,510 students to 6,298. Wheeling CCSD 21 now counts 12 public schools, down from 13 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 53% to 46%.
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