Public schools in Bloomfield, CT

Bloomfield has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,897 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Bloomfield Public Schools runs 7 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Bloomfield's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in BloomfieldDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Bloomfield Public Schools72,055$32,042
Capitol Region Education Council38,942not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in Bloomfield, 1,400 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Bloomfield, 412 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Carmen Arace Intermediate School21011.743.8%Bloomfield Public Schools
Carmen Arace Middle School2028.544.1%Bloomfield Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 elementary schools in Bloomfield, 1,796 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Bloomfield, 289 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School28913.129.1%Bloomfield Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Bloomfield's public schools compare with Connecticut's

The median Bloomfield school has 10.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Connecticut median of 11.9. 60% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 268 students (state 412).

Bloomfield against Connecticut, schools open in 2024-25 with students
BloomfieldConnecticut
Median students per teacher10.411.9
Median school size (students)268412
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)60%37%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%47%
Charter schools0%2.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Bloomfield schools and the 987 Connecticut schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Bloomfield

  1. Bloomfield Public SchoolsRuns 7 of Bloomfield's 10 public schools and spent $32,042 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$32,042
  2. Academy of International Studies 6-12, the largest high school in Bloomfield697 students in 2024-25, 10.1 per teacher.697
  3. Compare Bloomfield Public Schools with Capitol Region Education CouncilBloomfield's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in ConnecticutConnecticut's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Bloomfield addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Connecticut

  1. Bridgeport44 schools
  2. Hartford44 schools
  3. New Haven42 schools
  4. Waterbury32 schools
  5. Norwalk23 schools
  6. Stamford23 schools
  7. Danbury20 schools
  8. West Hartford17 schools

Questions about schools in Bloomfield

  1. How many public schools are in Bloomfield, CT?
    10 public schools with an address in Bloomfield were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,897 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Bloomfield?
    Academy of International Studies 6-12, with 697 students in 2024-25 (Capitol Region Education Council).
  3. Which districts run Bloomfield's schools?
    Bloomfield Public Schools (7 schools), Capitol Region Education Council (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25