Wheeling CCSD 21
A public school district in Wheeling, Illinois, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,298
- Students enrolled
- 520
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 899.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,330
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,298 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,489th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 40th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,330 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Wheeling CCSD 21 spent $23,330 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,149 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $23,330 | $140.0 million | 6,001 |
| FY2022 | $23,863 | $139.2 million | 5,832 |
| FY2021 | $21,328 | $129.1 million | 6,054 |
| FY2020 | $20,003 | $122.5 million | 6,123 |
| FY2019 | $21,184 | $131.3 million | 6,196 |
| FY2018 | $20,755 | $135.2 million | 6,514 |
| FY2017 | $18,323 | $122.7 million | 6,698 |
| FY2016 | $19,364 | $130.4 million | 6,736 |
| FY2015 | $17,182 | $118.5 million | 6,899 |
| FY2014 | $16,382 | $114.3 million | 6,974 |
| FY2013 | $15,272 | $106.4 million | 6,968 |
| FY2012 | $14,837 | $101.9 million | 6,866 |
| FY2011 | $12,725 | $86.7 million | 6,814 |
| FY2010 | $14,063 | $97.8 million | 6,952 |
| FY2009 | $12,470 | $85.4 million | 6,845 |
| FY2008 | $11,891 | $80.4 million | 6,761 |
| FY2007 | $11,302 | $77.4 million | 6,852 |
| FY2006 | $11,118 | $74.8 million | 6,725 |
| FY2005 | $10,149 | $72.2 million | 7,116 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.6 million | 8.9% |
| State | $45.6 million | 26.0% |
| Local | $114.0 million | 65.0% |
| Total | $175.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 1742210
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Illinois — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Illinois — A to Z, each with its page.
- Illinois on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
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