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Bloomington, Minnesota - 22 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Bloomington Public School District #228 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,325 per pupil, Bloomington Public School District ranks #116 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,361
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$16,325
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bloomington Public School District operates 22 public schools serving 10,361 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 6 high, 5 combined, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hennepin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,325 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.6% local, 56.9% state, and 8.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #228 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (41 AP courses district-wide), a 230:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.9% White, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bloomington Ecse, with a diversity index of 75.0/100.
Its largest campus is Jefferson Senior High, enrolling 1,684 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Code Academy Middle School, at 71 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jefferson Senior High accounts for 16.1% of all Bloomington Public School District student enrollment
That concentration means Bloomington Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bloomington Public School District school enrollment varies 24× across entities
Bloomington Public School District school enrollment ranges from 71 students (lowest) to 1,684 students (highest), a spread of 1,613 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bloomington Public School District student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bloomington Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Bloomington Public School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bloomington Public School District?
Bloomington Public School District has 22 schools, including 6 high, 4 middle, 7 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 10,361 students.
How much does Bloomington Public School District spend per student?
Bloomington Public School District spends $16,325 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #228 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Bloomington Public School District?
Bloomington Public School District students are 39.9% White, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% African American, 5.4% Asian, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bloomington Public School District?
Bloomington Public School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #228 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.