Total enrollment
10,442
+303 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in Bloomington Public Schools
Minnesota · 10,442 students · 1 city
Bloomington Public Schools's 26 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 10,442 students across 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high.
4-year change in Bloomington Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
+3 (+16%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bloomington Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #123 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,442 | #16 of 269 | #874 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #11 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #163 of 267 | #5,940 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.5% | #71 of 269 | #4,513 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #10 of 152 | #209 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bloomington Public Schools
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY at 68.9% proficient to VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY at 11.8%, a gap of 57.1 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 10,661 to 10,198 students (down 4%) and from 694 to 648 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Bloomington Public Schools
Bloomington Public Schools is a thinly populated public-school district in Minnesota. The district oversees 26 schools and teaches approximately 10,442 students.
For a sense of the school types, Bloomington Public Schools spans 14 elementary, 4 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Bloomington Public Schools runs about 402 students per school, 13% above the state mean of roughly 357.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 3%: 10,139 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,442 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Bloomington Public Schools added 3 schools, going from 19 to 22.
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