Wheeling CCSD 21

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1742210

Wheeling CCSD 21 spent $23,330 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 82% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 12 schools enrolled 6,298 students in 2024-25; 26.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,618 per student, up 1.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Wheeling CCSD 21 in enrollment (5,707 to 6,330 students) and Wheeling CCSD 21 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wheeling CCSD 21, FY23Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kMaine Township High School Dis…$28,152Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit Schoo…$18,475Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit Sc…$14,168Collinsville Community Unit Sc…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wheeling CCSD 21, FY23Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kMaine Township High School District…$28,152Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit School Dis…$18,475Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School …$14,168Collinsville Community Unit School …$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wheeling CCSD 21, FY23Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kMaine Township High School District 207$28,152Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit School District 200$18,475Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School District…$14,168Collinsville Community Unit School District…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Wheeling CCSD 21, FY23Maine Township High School District 207 $28,152; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Wheeling CCSD 21 $23,330; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Harlem School District 122 $21,101; Rock Island SD 41 $20,881; Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $18,475; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 $12,244; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kMaine Township High School District 207$28,152Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Wheeling CCSD 21$23,330Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Harlem School District 122$21,101Rock Island SD 41$20,881Woodstock Community Unit School Distric…$18,475Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School Dist…$14,168Collinsville Community Unit School Dist…$12,244State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$175,274,000 in revenue: 26.0% state, 65.0% local and 8.9% federal. Total spending including $23,672,000 of capital outlay was $170,581,000, or $28,425 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wheeling CCSD 21 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $45,628,000; Local $114,012,000; Federal $15,634,000; total $175,274,000.
  • State$45,628,000 26%
  • Local$114,012,000 65%
  • Federal$15,634,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

6,001 students in 2022-23, 6,205 students in 2023-24, 6,298 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wheeling CCSD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,001, 2023-24: 6,205, 2024-25: 6,29802k4k6k8k2022-236,0012023-246,2052024-256,298
Wheeling CCSD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,001, 2023-24: 6,205, 2024-25: 6,29802k4k6k8k2022-236,0012023-246,2052024-256,298
Wheeling CCSD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,001, 2023-24: 6,205, 2024-25: 6,29802k4k6k8k2022-236,0012023-246,2052024-256,298
Wheeling CCSD 21 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,001, 2023-24: 6,205, 2024-25: 6,29802k4k6k8k2022-236,0012023-246,2052024-256,298

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,001458.713.1
2023-246,205473.313.1
2024-256,298510.012.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Wheeling CCSD 21 scored proficient or above: 21% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts21%29.9%3,629

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

9 elementary schools, 4,323 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Eugene Field Elementary School61315.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School59013.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Booth Tarkington Elementary School54014.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Robert Frost Elementary School53214.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mark Twain Elementary School52412.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Henry W Longfellow Elementary School51014.6not reportedNot Title I
Walt Whitman Elementary School37811.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
J W Riley Elementary School3199.8not reportedNot Title I
Edgar A Poe Elementary School3179.3All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 1,975 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cooper Middle School73212.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
Jack London Middle School6289.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Oliver W Holmes Middle School61510.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Wheeling CCSD 21

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Wheeling CCSD 21

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentWheeling CCSD 21 ranks 67 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,330).#67 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisWheeling CCSD 21 is the number 48 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 6,001 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#48 of 865
  3. Collinsville Community Unit School District #10The next larger Illinois district: 6,140 students in fall 2022, $12,244 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,244
  4. Granite City Community Unit School District #9The next smaller Illinois district: 5,817 students in fall 2022, $14,168 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,168
  5. Compare Wheeling CCSD 21 with Collinsville Community Unit School District #10Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Wheeling CCSD 21

  1. How many schools and students are in Wheeling CCSD 21?
    12 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 3 middle), enrolling 6,298 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wheeling CCSD 21 spend per student?
    $23,330 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,618 per student, up 1.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wheeling CCSD 21's money come from?
    $175,274,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.0% state, 65.0% local and 8.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wheeling CCSD 21 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 746 of the 6,227 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Wheeling CCSD 21 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wheeling CCSD 21 scored proficient or above: 21% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Wheeling CCSD 21's NCES district ID?
    1742210. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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