📍 9701 Nicollet Ave S, Bloomington, Hennepin County, 55420
Kennedy Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bloomington, Hennepin County. The school has 1,601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennedy Senior High enrolls 1,601 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 579 | 36% |
| White | 422 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 364 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 134 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 92 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,048 of the school's 1,601 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 845 qualify for free lunch and 203 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kennedy Senior High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-30, state senate district 50.
Kennedy Senior High is one of 24 schools in Bloomington Public Schools, based in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 10,442 students district-wide and employs 594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,601 students, Kennedy Senior High is larger than the district average of about 435 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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