Wheeler High School

Wheeler High School, a close-knit 9-12 campus in Valparaiso, Indiana, overseen by Union Township School Corp, educates 387 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 53% below typical.

Within Union Township School Corp, which oversees 4 schools and 1,386 students, Wheeler High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wheeler High School records that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Porter County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Wheeler High School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Wheeler High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Porter County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Porter County shows median household earnings sit near $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Wheeler High School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

Union Township Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Wheeler High School.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 387 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.