Wheeling, IL·D214
Homes in the
Wheeling HS district.
Wheeling blends a true Restaurant Row dining scene, easy Metra access downtown, and welcoming, well-priced neighborhoods into one of the northwest suburbs' most livable communities.
- Homes for sale
- 111
- Typical list
- $369,950
- Most expensive
- $1,690,000
- Most affordable
- $159,999
1523 Fernandez Place →
1 VILLA VERDE Drive →
Wildcats · Royal Blue & Gold · 1,623 students · Mid-Suburban League
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Market snapshot
The Wheeling HS area, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. What this market is actually doing right now, sales included, not a portal estimate.
Homes for sale now
185
Typical list price
$385,000
Avg time on market
9 days
Sold in the last year
358
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$378,000
What it's like to live here
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@itsabbysworldafterallLiving near Wheeling HS
The area, not just the school
Wheeling sits about 23 miles northwest of downtown Chicago in Cook County, and it punches well above its size when it comes to lifestyle. The stretch of Milwaukee Avenue known as Restaurant Row has long made Wheeling a dining destination for the whole region, anchoring a community that takes its food, its parks, and its festivals seriously. Add the Wheeling Metra station on the North Central Service line, which runs weekday commuter trains straight into Chicago Union Station, and you get a suburb that feels connected without feeling crowded.
Day to day life here leans heavily on green space. The Wheeling Park District maintains a long list of parks plus a Community Recreation Center, a family aquatic center, and the Chevy Chase golf course, so there is room to breathe in every season. The calendar fills out with community traditions like the Wheeling International Festival at Heritage Park.
For buyers, Wheeling offers a mix of established single-family neighborhoods, townhomes, and condominiums at price points that read approachable for the northwest suburbs. Families are served by Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 at the elementary and middle levels and by Township High School District 214 at the high school level, with Wheeling High School as the neighborhood's anchor.
🏫Opened 1964
Part of Township High School District 214.
🐾Wildcats
Royal blue and gold, Mid-Suburban League.
👥About 1,623 students
Enrollment in 2024-25.
🏃Distance-running power
Four girls cross country state titles in the 1980s, boys title in 1998.
🍽️Restaurant Row
Milwaukee Avenue's dining strip is a regional draw.
🚆Metra NCS
Wheeling station runs to Chicago Union Station.
The school
About Wheeling High School
Wheeling High School first opened in 1964, with the class of 1966 becoming its first graduating class. It sits at 900 South Elmhurst Road in Wheeling and is part of Township High School District 214, the state's second largest high school district by enrollment. Beyond Wheeling itself, the school draws students from Prospect Heights, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Mount Prospect.
Wheeling High School offers more than 200 different courses, many at the Advanced Placement or dual-credit level, organized across departments that include AVID, career and technical education, English and fine arts, math and science, world language, and social science. The school reports a graduation rate around 86 percent, and roughly 80 percent of graduates go on to attend a two-year or four-year college.
The Wildcats compete in the Mid-Suburban League and field a full slate of IHSA sports. Wheeling's distance-running program has been its banner sport: the girls cross country team captured four IHSA state championships in the 1980s, and the boys cross country team added a state title in 1998. Off the field, the school is also known for its WildStang robotics team, a multiple-time FIRST championship winner.
- District
- D214
- Founded
- 1964
- Principal
- Angela Hawkins
- Conference
- Mid-Suburban League
- Address
- 900 South Elmhurst Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
Trophy case
- 🏆 Girls Cross Country · 1979
- 🏆 Girls Cross Country · 1983
- 🏆 Girls Cross Country · 1984
- 🏆 Girls Cross Country · 1986
- 🏆 Boys Cross Country · 1998
Notable alumni
- Haley Reinhart. Singer, songwriter, and voice actress, an American Idol finalist (class of 2009).
- Mike Kinsella. Musician known for the bands Cap'n Jazz and American Football and his solo project Owen.
- Jorge Torres. Long-distance and cross-country runner who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics (class of 1999).
- Mark Newman. Longtime player-development executive with the New York Yankees (class of 1966).
- Michael R. Blanchfield. U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in Vietnam (class of 1967).
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District D214 website. Last verified 2026-06-26.
Other schools in D214
More in the district
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
Wheeling HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Wheeling HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What school district serves Wheeling High School families?
- Wheeling High School is part of Township High School District 214, the state's second largest high school district by enrollment. At the elementary and middle school level, most Wheeling neighborhoods are served by Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21.
- Which communities feed into Wheeling High School?
- Beyond Wheeling itself, the school serves portions of Prospect Heights, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Mount Prospect, with feeder middle schools including London, Holmes, and MacArthur. If you are buying nearby, confirm the exact attendance boundary for a specific address.
- What is the commute into Chicago like from the Wheeling area?
- Wheeling has its own Metra station on the North Central Service line, which runs weekday commuter trains to Chicago Union Station. The village sits about 23 miles northwest of downtown, and Pace bus routes connect it to nearby towns.
- What is there to do in the Wheeling area?
- Wheeling is best known for Restaurant Row along Milwaukee Avenue, plus a deep slate of Wheeling Park District parks, a Community Recreation Center, an aquatic center, and the Chevy Chase golf course. Community events like the Wheeling International Festival round out the year.
- How do I find homes that actually feed Wheeling High School?
- The listings on this page are filtered to homes whose MRED listing agent assigned Wheeling as the high school. That is the most accurate signal available without district-issued boundary files, and assignment can change year to year, so always confirm with District 214 before you write an offer based on schools. If you want alerts for new homes in the area, text 224-385-8779.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period June 26, 2025 through June 26, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.