| Index | Wheeler | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wheeler | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.4% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.4% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 27.4% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.8% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.8% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wheeler. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wheeler, IN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wheeler, IN, an average of 83.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.4% have completed high school.
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| Crown Point, IN | 31,396 | 68% | 42.6% |
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| Cedar Lake, IN | 13,302 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Lowell, IN | 10,146 | 60% | 24.8% |
| Wheeler, IN | 237 | n/a |
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| Wheeler, IN | 237 | n/a |