Wheeling High School
900 S Elmhurst Rd, Wheeling, IL, 60090-5599 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Wheeling High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Cook County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1972 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 129 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 523 students
Grade 10 - 498 students
Grade 11 - 490 students
Grade 12 - 461 students
This School ( IL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( IL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 6% 3%
% Hispanic 34% 16%
% Black 3% 21%
% White 55% 56%
% Unknown 2 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School ( IL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 19% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( IL ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Township High 214 School District
This School's Agency ( IL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 11 3
Number of Students Managed 12,542 students 907 students
District Total Revenue $196,170,000 $8,184,000
District Expenditure $206,250,000 $8,197,000
District Revenue / Student $15,641 $7,864
District Expenditure / Student $16,445 $9,159
District Graduation Rates 88% 70%
School Notes:
  • Wheeling High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Prospect High School, and Rolling Meadows High School.
  • History: Wheeling High School first opened in 1964. Wheeling High School's mascot is Wille the Wildcat.
  • Academics: In 2005, Wheeling had an average composite ACT score of 21.0 and graduated 88.1% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.0. Wheeling has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The WHS Congressional Debate team has won the Illinois State Debate Championships four times in the last six years.
  • Athletics: Wheeling competes in the Mid-Suburban League East Conference and Illinois High School Association. Also, Wheeling hosts the Hardwood Classic every year for basketball. High schools like Loyala Academy, where Michael Jordan's sons, Jeffery and Marcus, play, come there every year.
  • Activities: Cheerleading; Congressional Debate - ICDA State Champions 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, & 2007!; Madrigal Singers; Music-Instrumental; Music-Vocal; Show Choir; Basketball; Soccer; Football; Swimming; Tennis; Track; Cross Country; Jazz Band; DECA; Science Olympiad; New Dawns Combo; Chess Team; Orchesis; Orchestra; "Circus"; Wrestling; Lincoln-Douglas Debate; FIRST Robotics (Part of the WildStang team with Rolling Meadows High School and Motorola); "Wildcat" Marching Band; Très Chic; Gay-Straight Alliance.
  • Notable alumni: Grant Dixton - Current legal counsel to the President and former law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
  • Craig Bina - Professor of Geological Sciences at Northwestern University.
  • Gene Ostrovsky - Editor, Medgadget.com.
  • Tom McManus - Former linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  • Robert Stevens - Founder of Geek Squad.
  • Caroline Dobbe - Associate Producer "The Ellen Degeneres Show".
  • Wendell McRaven - Head Men's Cross-Country Coach at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
  • Tim Kinsella and Mike Kinsella - Musicians.
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About This Zip Code (60090)
School Zip (60090) (IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 36,736 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 38% 24%
Population Average Age 34 years old 34.7 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $54,892 $46,560
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 32 years old 49 years old
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1. John Hersey High School - 1957 students - view location
2. Buffalo Grove High School - 2273 students - view location
3. Adlai E Stevenson High School - 4510 students - view location
4. Deerfield High School - 1775 students - view location
5. Prospect High School - 2041 students - view location
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