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Bloom Township High School District 206
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, 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 Marley.
PK–82 schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
85 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
83 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
9–123 high schoolsLincoln Way Community High School District 210
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
$34,660per student
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233Flossmoor, Homewood
$27,139per student
Rich Township High School District 227Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Rich
$38,455per student
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UMonee, 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.