Homes in the
Wheaton North HS district.

Wheaton North, known locally as North, opened in 1964 as the second high school in the Wheaton area, splitting off from the original Wheaton Community High School in 1963 as the suburb grew. At that time Wheaton Community renamed itself Wheaton Central, and the district later consolidated into the two high schools it has today, Wheaton North and Wheaton Warrenville South. In April 2003, district residents approved a 72 million dollar bond referendum to renovate and expand both schools, with a new field house and additions completed by 2006. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit on August 31, 2007 to commend the school's community-service tradition.

In 2024, Wheaton North graduated 94.6 percent of its senior class and posted average SAT scores of 536.1 in English language arts and 526.2 in math. The school has historically been recognized for rigor, landing among the top 1,300 U.S. high schools on the Washington Post and Newsweek Challenge Index across multiple years for its AP, IB, and Cambridge participation.

Wheaton North competes in the DuKane Conference as the Falcons. Football is the program's signature tradition, with four IHSA state championships spanning four decades, and boys gymnastics built a dynasty in the 2010s with three straight titles. In 2003, Wheaton North and Wheaton Warrenville South were among the first schools in the nation to convert their football fields to artificial turf.