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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.

Bloom Township’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Illinois school districts

Students
3,041
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,240
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$30M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bloom Township High School District 206

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30M, about $9,865 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Bloom Township 83,631CChicago Heights 26,508C+Crete Township 23,439DSauk Village 9,624DSteger 9,352C−Lynwood 9,297C−Glenwood 8,416C+Crete 8,345C−South Chicago Heights 3,884DFord Heights 1,751

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bloom Township. Grade by grade →

9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8% · 462 students tested
Reading / language arts8%
State average 29.9% · 551 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.6% · 701 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

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%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

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 2021–22.

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

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Bloom High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chicago Heights
C−
1,823 students18:1
Bloom Trail High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chicago Heights
C
1,218 students16:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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 school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.