Bloomington Montessori School
1835 S Highland Ave, Bloomington, IN 47401Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-6
- Students (K-12)
- 135
- Students per teacher
- 4.9
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Bloomington center
- 1.4 miles
Can you use Choice Scholarship here?
Not on the Choice Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Choice Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The school files the application for you. The main period runs March 1 to September 1, and a half-year period runs November 1 to January 15.
Source: Choice Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 34
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 70% boys, 30% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- American Montessori Society
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 132 to 135, up 3 (2%)
- Path
- Held at 132 to 2021-22, then rose
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (35)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 and grade 6 (11 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Indiana
- Same as the median of the 526 private schools we list
- School day, against Indiana
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.9 here; median 12.5 at 335 IN elementary schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Bloomington Montessori School tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
- How it varies
- These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Bloomington Montessori School?
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Tuition and fees Choice Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Choice Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Oaks Christian Church Preschool Kindergarten ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| St. Charles Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 313 | 1 |
| St. Mark's Nursery School and Kindergarten | PreK-K | 10 | 2 |
| Covenant Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 140 | 2 |
| Lighthouse Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 279 | 3 |
| Clear Creek Christian School ✓ | K-6 | 179 | 3 |
| Adventist Christian Elementary ✓ | K-7 | 7 | 3 |
| Grace Baptist Preschool | PreK-Transitional K | 7 | 5 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Indiana Choice Scholarship: amount and eligibility
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Next Choice Scholarship date: Open now, until January 15, 2027 (Half-year application period (spring semester); the school files for you).
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