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Bloomington School District 87, often shortened to District 87, is a school district in Bloomington, Illinois. The district has six elementary schools, a junior high school, and a high school as well as a vocational school and an early education (PreK) school. In the 2014–2015 school year District 87 had 5615 total students and 703 employees.
The school's colors are purple and gold. The school dropped its mascot, a Native American chief head, in 2001 because it was deemed offensive. The school's students at that time voted not to replace the mascot but still called the Purple Raiders. Bloomington High School participates in the Big 12 Conference (Illinois).
It also covers parts of Bloomington [2] not in Bloomington Public Schools District 87. As of 2011, the district has around 13,000 students and 1,850 full- and part-time staff across 17 elementary, 4 junior high, and 2 high school buildings. [2] The two high schools are Normal Community High School and Normal Community West High School.
The following is a list of school districts in Illinois.As of July 1, 2023, there were 852 public school districts, including 368 elementary districts, 97 high school districts, 386 unit districts, and one Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice district, and two cooperative high schools.
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Bloom Township High School District 206; Bremen Community High School District 228; Community High School District 218; Consolidated High School District 230; Evanston Township High School District 202; Evergreen Park Community High School District 231; Hinsdale Township High School District 86; Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233
In February 1998, school officials announced plans to construct a new school building in east or southeast Bloomington after renovation of the current building was deemed too expensive. [44] [47] That July, the pastors' board announced fifteen acres of Deneen family farmland in east Bloomington were reserved for a new school building. [48]