Regular local school district · Crow Wing County
Brainerd Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Brainerd Public School District runs 14 public schools with 6,079 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 14
- Students
- 6,079
- Teachers (FTE)
- 409
- Students per teacher
- 14.9
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 804 Oak St, Brainerd, MN 56401
- Phone
- (218)454-6900
- County
- Crow Wing County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2706090
- State district ID
- MN-010181
- Total staff (FTE)
- 871
- School counselors (FTE)
- 8.0About 760 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 14.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.9
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (6,420), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $111.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $8.6 million
- State revenue
- $71.6 million
- Local revenue
- $31.5 million
- Total spending
- $167.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $26,114
- Salaries
- $50.5 million30.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $226.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.7%
- State: 64.1%
- Local: 28.2%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$26,114
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Brainerd Public School District
By level: 3 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 2 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Baxter ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 506 | 15.3 |
| Brainerd Early Childhood Sp. Ed. | Prekindergarten | PK | 151 | 5.8 |
| Brainerd Online School | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Brainerd Senior HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,805 | 20.1 |
| Forestview MiddleCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 1,626 | 15.6 |
| Garfield ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 250 | 12.5 |
| Harrison ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 230 | 12.8 |
| ISD 181 Learning CenterCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 166 | 15.1 |
| Lincoln Education CenterCEP school | Other | 3 to 12 | 105 | 7.0 |
| Lowell ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 355 | 14.2 |
| Middle Level Alternative ProgramCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 14 | 7.0 |
| Nisswa ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 249 | 13.8 |
| Riverside ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 407 | 10.4 |
| Welc - VpkCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 215 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Crow Wing County
- Pequot Lakes Public Schools 1,737 students
- Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. 988 students
- Crosslake Community Charter School 494 students
- Discovery Woods 101 students
- Paul Bunyan Education Cooperative
More in Minnesota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.