HARRISON ELEMENTARY

Located at 1515 OAK ST, in BRAINERD, Minnesota, HARRISON ELEMENTARY is a close-knit elementary school that enrolls 230 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 344.

BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,079 students; HARRISON ELEMENTARY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARRISON ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Crow Wing County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, HARRISON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Crow Wing County shows median household earnings sit near $72,589, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crow Wing County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,399 students), HARRISON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARRISON ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARRISON ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 95% to 87% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.