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Bloomfield High School
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7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Bloomfield High School
Bloomfield High School is one of the small 9-12 campuss in Bloomfield, Connecticut, operated by Bloomfield School District, with 528 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 788 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.
Bloomfield High School is one of 7 schools operated by Bloomfield School District, a district that works with 1,834 students overall.
Demographically, Bloomfield High School records that 83% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.
On the income-and-resources front, Bloomfield High School shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) shows that median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Bloomfield High School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).
Nearest neighbor: Museum Academy, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 520 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the Bloomfield High School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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