An equity score of 28/100 ranks Bloomington Sd 87 #587 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,431 per pupil, Bloomington Sd 87 ranks #395 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,963
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$17,431
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bloomington Sd 87 operates 9 public schools serving 4,963 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Mclean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,431 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.6% local, 29.1% state, and 11.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 28/100, ranked #587 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 273.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 48.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.9% White, 27.1% African American, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sarah a Raymond Sch of Early Educ, with a diversity index of 74.4/100.
Its largest campus is Bloomington High School, enrolling 1,369 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sarah a Raymond Sch of Early Educ, at 260 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bloomington High School accounts for 27.6% of all Bloomington Sd 87 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bloomington Sd 87-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bloomington Sd 87 school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Bloomington Sd 87 school enrollment ranges from 260 students (lowest) to 1,369 students (highest), a spread of 1,109 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bloomington Sd 87 student-counselor ratio is 274:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Bloomington Sd 87 is typically wider than the Bloomington Sd 87-aggregate figure suggests.
Bloomington Sd 87 chronic absenteeism rate is 48.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.