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What do you wish you knew before starting at NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
687
High
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272349001153
NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL
1600 OAK STREET, NEW ULM, MN 56073 · (507) 233-6400 · Brown County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
170 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
687
+40 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.1:1
% White
91%
was 93%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,800
Census ACS
Median income
$69,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
3,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 643 students
- New Ulm Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Washington Learning CenterElementary · 180 students
- New Ulm CTE CenterHigh
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other schools in NEW ULM
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 643 students
- New Ulm Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Washington Learning CenterElementary · 180 students
- RIVER BEND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROG.Elementary · 90 students
- RIVER BEND AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 43 students
- IMPRINTS PROGRAMCombined · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Learning Center0.8 mi · 180
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 643
- New Ulm Middle School1.4 mi · 617
- R.I.S.E. Program2.3 mi · 17
- RIVER BEND AREA LEARNING CENTER2.3 mi · 43
- IMPRINTS PROGRAM2.3 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL?
NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 687 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL?
NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Brown County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.