Bloom Trail High School

What Bloom Trail High School does

Bloom Trail High School is a public secondary institution located at 22331 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago Heights, Illinois, operated by Bloom Township High School District 206. Founded in 1964, it serves students in grades 9-12 drawn from a six-village South Suburban Chicago catchment (Steger, Ford Heights, Sauk Village, Lynwood, South Chicago Heights, and Chicago Heights), making it the exclusive in-district public high school option for those communities. The school operates under the governance of District 206, with Superintendent Lenell Navarre (@DrNavarre) leading the district; its sibling institution is Bloom High School. The school's mission is the delivery of public secondary education, college and career readiness, social-emotional counseling, drivers' education, athletics, and community-facing services such as the USDA-funded NSLP Seamless Summer Option summer meal program.

The school's technology stack is built on standard K-12 SaaS platforms rather than proprietary infrastructure: PowerSchool serves as the student information system and registration portal for the 2026-2027 academic year; Naviance supports college and career planning; SORA powers the Donald Croarkin digital school library; RevTrak handles fee payments via the District 206 Webstore; College Board and NCAA Clearinghouse links support college and athletic eligibility; and Going Merry is referenced for scholarship search. The website itself is built on WordPress by Schools By Floodlight, with SOPPA compliance and McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act adherence noted. The 2026-2027 Chromebook Program formalizes a 1:1 device initiative. No proprietary AI/ML models or data flywheel are in evidence; the stack is purely off-the-shelf SaaS.

Revenue is primarily public: tax-based district allocation and federal program funding (including the NSLP SSO for meals) constitute the bulk of operating capital. The only explicitly disclosed direct-to-consumer pricing is a $250 nine-week Drivers' Education course fee (covering fuel, insurance, vehicle maintenance, and instructor wages) plus a $20 Illinois learner's permit fee remitted to the Illinois Secretary of State. Additional unspecified District Course Fees are referenced via an external document. Marketing and outreach are conducted through an owned digital presence (WordPress site, YouTube channel, multiple Twitter/X handles, Facebook pages for Yearbook and Trojan Nation boosters), an email subscription form, in-person registration events (including off-site at the South Chicago Heights Senior Center), and community links to surrounding village websites. The school is not a corporate entity — it is a publicly funded institution with no equity ownership, cap table, or shareholders.

Name

Bloom Trail High School

Legal name

Bloom Trail High School

Website

https://bloomtrail.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bloom Trail High School is a public secondary institution in Chicago Heights, Illinois, operated by Bloom Township High School District 206, serving grades 9-12 students across six South Suburban Chicago villages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAD

Public High Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• College career planning
• Drivers education program
• School counseling services
• Student athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding (District 206): As a public high school within Bloom Township High School District 206, Bloom Trail is primarily funded by district-allocated and tax-based public education funding, supplemented by federal programs (e.g., NSLP Seamless Summer Option for meals).
2. Course / Program Fees: Fee-based supplemental programs such as the 9-week Drivers' Education course ($250 course fee covering fuel, insurance, vehicle maintenance, and instructor wages, plus a $20 Illinois learner’s permit fee payable to the Illinois Secretary of State) and other District Course Fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Bloom Trail High School is a public high school within Bloom Township High School District 206 delivering Grades 9-12 secondary education to in-district students from Chicago Heights, Steger, Ford Heights, Sauk Village, Lynwood, and South Chicago Heights. Its core offering combines standard high school coursework, college and career planning (Naviance), in-house counseling, an after-school Drivers' Education course, athletics and extracurriculars, and a 1:1 student Chromebook program.

Product overview

Bloom Trail High School is a public high school within Bloom Township High School District 206 (located at 22331 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago Heights, IL 60411) operating a single unified educational offering rather than a multi-product platform. Its website (https://bloomtrail.org/) serves as the central hub linking together named programs and services including the BT Counseling Department, Bloom Trail Drivers' Education, the Donald Croarkin Library (integrated with SORA digital library), the Student Assistance Coordinator, the annual Student Handbook, the 2026-27 Bloom Trail Registration portal (powered by PowerSchool), and the District 206 Summer Breakfast & Snack Program. The site connects these offerings with external integrations such as PowerSchool for SIS, Naviance for college/career planning, RevTrak for the Webstore, and Going Merry for scholarships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bloom Trail High School (Main Website)
• Bloom Trail Drivers' Education
• BT Counseling Department
• Student Assistance Coordinator
• Donald Croarkin Library
• District 206 Summer Breakfast & Snack Program
• Bloom Trail Student Handbook (2025-2026)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• PowerSchoolflagshipTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool is the district's student information system, used by parents for online registration, grade access, and submitting required forms for the 2026-2027 school year. Bloom Trail directs families to sd206.powerschool.com/public/ for online registration.
• NaviancecoreTechnology or IntegrationNaviance is integrated for student college and career planning; Bloom Trail High School students access it at student.naviance.com/bloomths.
• College BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege Board is listed as a key student resource on Bloom Trail's website (collegeboard.org) to support college planning, SAT/AP preparation, and post-secondary applications.
• NCAA ClearinghouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCAA Eligibility Center (web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3) is referenced as a resource for student-athletes to verify athletic eligibility for college competition.
• Going MerryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGoing Merry scholarship platform is promoted via a Bloom Trail counselor referral link (goingmerry.com/c/amyi-m0bye3); students create accounts to access national, regional, and local scholarships.
• Illinois Secretary of State (Learner's Permit)coreOthersBloom Trail collects a $20 learner’s permit fee on behalf of the Illinois Secretary of State as part of its Drivers' Education program; coordinated via Illinois Administrative Code 252.20 requirements (30 classroom hours, 6 hours behind-the-wheel, 6 hours observation).
• USDA (NSLP Seamless Summer Option)coreOthersDistrict 206 (including Bloom Trail) participates in the USDA-administered NSLP Seamless Summer Option (SSO) to provide free breakfast and snacks to all children 18 and under from June 8 – July 17, 2026, with meals served at Bloom Trail HS and Bloom Township HS.
• South Chicago Heights Senior CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBloom Trail High School uses the South Chicago Heights Senior Center as an off-site location for in-person 2026-2027 registration assistance on Saturday, July 11 (9 AM–1 PM).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Marian Catholic High School: Private Catholic high school located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, immediately adjacent to Bloom Trail; competes for the same student pool but on a tuition-based, faith-based model rather than public funding.
• Eisenhower High School: Public high school in Blue Island, Illinois within Bremen Community High School District 228; regional South Suburban public high school with comparable athletics, counseling, and college/career readiness programs.
• Lincoln-Way East High School: Public high school in Frankfort, Illinois within Lincoln-Way District 210; comparable suburban Illinois public high school with similar ed-tech stack and program breadth, drawing from a higher-income South Suburban feeder pattern.
• Thornton Fractional North High School: Public high school in Calumet City, Illinois within Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215; nearby South Suburban peer with similar demographic profile and comparable Drivers' Ed, counseling, and athletic offerings.
• Hillcrest High School: Public high school in Country Club Hills, Illinois within Bremen High School District 228; geographically adjacent South Suburban public high school competing for similar families and sharing athletic conference overlap.
• Thornwood High School: Public high school in South Holland, Illinois within Thornton Township High School District 205; nearby South Suburban peer with comparable demographic and program profile including summer meal and college/career services.

Direct peers

• Rich East High School: Public high school in Park Forest, Illinois within Rich Township High School District 227, immediately adjacent to District 206; directly comparable in size, demographics, and program mix and competes for the same South Suburban families.
• Rich Central High School: Sister school to Rich East within Rich Township District 227 in Olympia Fields, Illinois; comparable suburban public high school serving overlapping South Suburban communities with shared SAC athletic conference.
• Bloom High School: Sibling public high school within the same Bloom Township High School District 206, sharing the same superintendent, district calendar, PowerSchool instance, athletic conference, and feeder communities; the most directly comparable institution to Bloom Trail.
• Homewood-Flossmoor High School: Neighboring South Suburban public high school in Homewood, Illinois, serving a comparable demographic profile with shared athletic conference (SAC) overlap; competes for the same open-enrollment families as Bloom Trail.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuUtNLFUV7XWeJv_N3OPYeg/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/bloomtrailyearbook
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bloom-trail-high-school

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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