2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wheeling, IL vs Deerfield, IL

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Highlights
- Deerfield spends 11.6% more per student than Wheeling.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Deerfield than in Wheeling. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deerfield had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheeling
 Wheeling, ILDeerfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wheeling    2 Reviews

Wheeling is a huge industrial area with a lot of job opportunities in a close community with great schools-which is why the real estate is pricy, yet still easy to find  More

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I have lived in Wheeling for a year now. I didn't have the chance to check it out before I moved there.(long story). It is very diverse and if you are an American  More

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Reviews for Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  More

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