NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 1600 OAK STREET, in NEW ULM, Minnesota, NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL is a well-populated high school that works with 687 students (grades 9 through 12), part of NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 85% above the state mean of about 371.

NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,127 students; NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Brown County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Brown County's rate of about 36%.

With demographic context factored in, NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.8%, the actual is 59.1%, a residual of +7.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Brown County put median household income runs about $69,378, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL is one of 20 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 3,672 students).

Nearest neighbor: Washington Learning Center, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 687). Class-load math has rose: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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