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Bloom Township High School District 206
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Bloom Township, Chicago Heights, Crete Township, Sauk Village, Steger, Lynwood, Glenwood, Crete, South Chicago Heights and Ford Heights, and parts of Lansing.
Students
3,041
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,240
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$30.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Bloom Township High School District 206
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $30.0M, about $9,865 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts9%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,240 per student · 3% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 49%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 53%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,927’21
2,964’22
3,104’23
3,041’24
Up 3.9% since 2021.
Students
Black 48%Hispanic 44%White 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Thornton Township High School District 205Calumet City, South Holland, Thornton Township
$34,660per student
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233Flossmoor, Homewood
$27,139per student
Rich Township High School District 227Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Rich Township
$38,455per student
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UMonee Township, Park Forest, University Park
$23,596per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.