An equity score of 45/100 ranks Wheeling Ccsd 21 #213 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,863 per pupil, Wheeling Ccsd 21 ranks #72 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,001
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$23,863
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wheeling Ccsd 21 operates 12 public schools serving 6,001 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 middle, 2 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,863 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 64.2% local, 26.2% state, and 9.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #213 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 212.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.3% Hispanic or Latino, 36.9% White, 11.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Booth Tarkington Elem School, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.
Its largest campus is Cooper Middle School, enrolling 732 students (12% of the district's total enrollment).
Wheeling Ccsd 21 school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Wheeling Ccsd 21 school enrollment ranges from 317 students (lowest) to 732 students (highest), a spread of 415 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wheeling Ccsd 21 student-counselor ratio is 213:1: on the low side (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Wheeling Ccsd 21 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.4%: slightly below the ~28 national average, aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Wheeling Ccsd 21 is typically wider than the Wheeling Ccsd 21-aggregate figure suggests.