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Wheeling High School

900 S Elmhurst Rd, Wheeling, IL, 60090-5599 -

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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

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( IL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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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%

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; Tr�s 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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% Owning / % Renting

65% / 35%

63% / 37%

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Nearby Schools:


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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