Bloomington High School

Bloomington High School, a large secondary school in Bloomington, Illinois, one of the schools within Bloomington SD 87, educates 1,369 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 64% larger than typical.

Bloomington SD 87 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,809 students; Bloomington High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bloomington High School shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against McLean County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bloomington High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.7%; this one delivers 32.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (McLean County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $79,905 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Bloomington High School is one of 60 public schools in McLean County (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students).

Bloomington Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bloomington High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bloomington High School has stayed largely flat, going from 1,390 students in 2018 to 1,369 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 52% to 42%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.