Total enrollment
6,079
-665 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
14 schools in BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 6,079 students · 3 cities
Across the district, BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 14 public K-12 campuses teaching roughly 6,079 Minnesota students (about 434 per campus).
7-year change in BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
88%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH | Brainerd | High | 09-12 | 1,805 |
| FORESTVIEW MIDDLE | Baxter | Middle | 05-08 | 1,626 |
| BAXTER ELEMENTARY | Baxter | Elementary | PK-04 | 506 |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY | Brainerd | Elementary | PK-04 | 407 |
| LOWELL ELEMENTARY | Brainerd | Elementary | KG-04 | 355 |
| GARFIELD ELEMENTARY | Brainerd | Elementary | PK-04 | 250 |
| NISSWA ELEMENTARY | Nisswa | Elementary | PK-04 | 249 |
| HARRISON ELEMENTARY | Brainerd | Elementary | PK-04 | 230 |
| WELC - VPK | Baxter | Elementary | PK-PK | 215 |
| ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER | Brainerd | High | 08-12 | 166 |
| BRAINERD EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED. | Baxter | Elementary | PK-PK | 151 |
| LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTER | Brainerd | Combined | 03-12 | 105 |
| MIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM | Brainerd | Middle | 05-08 | 14 |
| Brainerd Online School | Brainerd | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is a thinly populated Minnesota school district running 14 campuses with combined enrollment near 6,079.
In terms of grade levels, BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 8 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 434 in this district, above the Minnesota typical of 357.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has contracted 10% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 6,744 students to 6,079. Over that span, BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT gained 1 school, going from 12 to 13. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 92% to 88%.
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