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District 21 officials outline two‑year results from school‑based health center
Summary
School District 21 officials told the Arlington Heights Village Board their school‑based health center — opened May 2024 and run by a partnership with Advocate Children’s Hospital — delivered nearly 4,000 visits in two years and costs about $425,000–$475,000 annually, supported by a $1,000,000 foundation grant and congressional community project funds.
Cassandra Young, director of communications and community engagement for Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21, told the Village Board on April 6 that the district’s school‑based health center has provided almost 4,000 visits since opening in May 2024.
"We had just under 4,000 total visits in two years — that's 3,200 student visits and just under 1,000 mental‑health visits," Young said, describing services from immunizations and sports physicals to on‑site mental‑health therapy. She said the…
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