K-12

For a listing of area schools, educational programs and other information, visit any of our school systems.

Bloomington Educates
Monroe County Community School Corporation
Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation
Foundation for Monroe County Community Schools
Harmony Education Center
St. Charles Borromeo School
Pinnacle School
Light House Christian Academy

Bloomington New Tech High

New Tech High School (NTHS) is a public high school opening in fall 2008 in the MCCSC school district. NTHS is a project-based learning high school that features a smaller learning community (100 students per grade, total of 400 students maximum), a one-to-one student-computer ratio, a hands-on and collaborative learning environment and a relevant and rigorous 21st century curriculum. NTHS students will take advantage of the many opportunities presented by a rich higher education and business community by requiring students to complete 12 credit hours of higher education before graduation and to participate in internships.

Bloomington Early College

Bloomington Early College puts post-secondary education within reach of thousands of students every year. It is a specific kind of high school program designed to move students into college-level courses by their junior year in high school. The focus is a comprehensive series of courses that fit the CORE 40 requirements for high school graduation and related programs at Ivy Tech and Indiana University. The coursework includes the necessary math, technology and science classes to earn "dual-credit" toward both a high school diploma and a college degree. Qualified 21st Century Scholars do not pay college tuition.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Local high schools offer students the opportunity to participate in this nationally acclaimed program designed to add rigor to traditional technical programs and relevance to traditional academics. PLTW's curricula make math and science relevant for students. By engaging in hands-on, real-world projects, students understand how the skills they are learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life. MCCSC schools offer PLTW courses in engineering, engineering technology and biomedical fields. In fact, Bloomington science faculty has helped write the national curriculum for the biomedical program and serve as a pilot site.

The Arts

As the home of the world-renowned Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington schools benefit from a wealth of resources in the fine arts. From nationally recognized jazz programs at Bloomington High School North, exceptional show choirs like Sounds of South at Bloomington High School South and the Warehouse at Edgewood High school, to an enviable breadth in fine arts programming, Bloomington's students have opportunities often unavailable in elementary and secondary schools.