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Bloomington, IL
Public School Ratings




Bloomington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Bloomington Sd 87 School District details

Bloomington Sd 87 School District
300 E Monroe St
Bloomington, IL 61701

4,733 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Bloomington Sd 87 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.5% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
33%
22%
39%
13%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bent Elem School
904 N Roosevelt Ave
Bloomington, IL, 61701
KG-05
Bloomington High School
1202 E Locust St
Bloomington, IL, 61701
09-12
Bloomington Jr High School
901 Colton Ave
Bloomington, IL, 61701
06-08
Irving Elementary School
602 W Jackson St
Bloomington, IL, 61701
KG-05
Oakland Elementary School
1605 E Oakland Ave
Bloomington, IL, 61701
KG-05
Sarah A Raymond School Of Early Educ
1402 W Olive St
Bloomington, IL, 61701
PK-PK
Sheridan Elem School
1403 W Walnut St
Bloomington, IL, 61701
KG-05
Stevenson Elem School
2106 Arrowhead Dr
Bloomington, IL, 61704
KG-05
Washington Elem School
1201 E Washington St
Bloomington, IL, 61701
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.7% 47.6%
Black 28.1% 17.2%
Hispanic 20.4% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,638 $45,616,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $780 $3,691,000 4.3%
Staff $1,227 $5,809,000 6.8%
General Administration $487 $2,307,000 2.7%
School Administration $1,034 $4,893,000 5.7%
Operation $1,637 $7,748,000 9.0%
Transportation $793 $3,753,000 4.4%
Other $328 $1,554,000 1.8%
Total Support $6,287 $29,755,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,243 $10,614,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $18,167 $85,985,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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