Total enrollment
6,298
+244 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Wheeling CCSD 21
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wheeling CCSD 21 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #228 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,298 | #41 of 508 | #1,502 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #35 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #155 of 506 | #2,396 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.8% | #123 of 456 | #2,882 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #56 of 341 | #1,015 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Wheeling CCSD 21
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Henry W Longfellow Elementary School at 54.3% proficient to Walt Whitman Elementary School at 20.1%, a gap of 34.2 points. That is the 32nd widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 6,296 to 6,298 students (unchanged) and from 413 to 510 full-time teachers (up 23%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| 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 increased 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 6,054 students to 6,298.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Wheeling CCSD 21 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.