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About this school
Bent Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Bloomington, Illinois that is part of Bloomington School District 87.
It serves 366 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Its teachers have had 174 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
58%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Bent Elementary School
$60,823
raised using DonorsChoose
174
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
507
donors
11
projects
for
basic supplies
28
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
21
projects
for
art supplies
Bent Elementary School has received support from
275 individuals from Illinois and
232 individuals out-of-state.