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Brooklyn Center Community Schools, MN: schools, enrollment and spending

Brooklyn Center Community Schools runs 11 public schools with 2,174 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.

At a glance

Schools
11
Students
2,174
Teachers (FTE)
159
Students per teacher
13.7
MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
Address
5910 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
County
Hennepin County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2706240
State district ID
MN-010286
Total staff (FTE)
361
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 435 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
11.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.7
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 (2,333), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$43.5 million
Federal revenue
$4.6 million
State revenue
$31.2 million
Local revenue
$7.6 million
Total spending
$43.1 million
Spending per pupil
$18,483
Salaries
$20.1 million46.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$47.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.6%
  • State: 71.8%
  • Local: 17.5%

Minnesota overall

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 63.0%
  • Local: 27.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,483
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826

Schools in Brooklyn Center Community Schools

By level: 5 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary, 1 secondary, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brooklyn Center 9 Grade Summer ALCSecondary90
Brooklyn Center Early College AcadCEP schoolHigh9 to 126015.0
Brooklyn Center ECSE Age 3 - 5PrekindergartenPK189.0
Brooklyn Center Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 570811.8
Brooklyn Center High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1253915.9
Brooklyn Center Independent StudyHigh9 to 120
Brooklyn Center Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 833413.4
Brooklyn Center Middle School ALCMiddle6 to 80
Brooklyn Center Summer SchoolHigh9 to 120
Early Childhood Special Education (PrekindergartenPK66.0
Insight School of MinnesotaHigh6 to 1250918.9

Nearby and related

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.