Bloomington’s school system is one of the best. Expansion Magazine called it “one of the best public school values” in the nation.
k-12 education figures
Facility |
Teacher/Student Ratio |
Total Students |
| Three high schools | 1:18 | 4,262 |
| Four middle schools | 1:17 | 2,238 |
| Fifteen elementary schools | 1:16 | 7,215 |
- Plus 11 private schools with a total of 798 students
- Total students pre-K through 12: 14,715
higher education
Indiana University: IU is one of the nation’s top learning institutions, with 100 degree programs ranked among the nation’s top 20 and nearly half a million alumni nationwide.
- Annual enrollment 35,000; 6,000 new graduates each year
- Among top four of nation’s life sciences leaders (Battelle Memorial report)
- One of nation’s “most wired” campuses (Yahoo!)
- Ranked among top public institutions in information technology innovation (PC Week)
- Over 50 degree programs in the life sciences fields
- Participant in the Indiana Life Sciences Initiative, adding 100 new life sciences researchers at IU in next 2 years
- Increased research spending 11% per year ($1.8 billion total) since 2000
- Kelley School of Business
- center of life sciences business courses
- executive certificate in the business of life sciences
- ranked 6th in nation in public business schools
Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington: Ivy Tech offers degrees, convenient class schedules and online course options to accommodate traditional and non-traditional students.
- Enrollment tops 5,000 students
- Third fastest-growing community college in the nation for its size (Community College Week)
- Seamless integration with IU ensures that more than 425 credits transfer from Ivy Tech-Bloomington to IU.
In an award-winning partnership, Ivy Tech-Bloomington and Monroe County Government have joined together to build the Indiana Center for the Life Sciences. This facility accommodates the needs of local students and biotech employees, advancing the life sciences sector of the local economy.
