Regular local school district · Brown County
New Ulm Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
New Ulm Public School District runs 6 public schools with 2,127 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,127
- Teachers (FTE)
- 147
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 414 S Payne St District Administrative Center, New Ulm, MN 56073
- Phone
- (507)233-6180
- County
- Brown County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2723490
- State district ID
- MN-010088
- Total staff (FTE)
- 333
- School counselors (FTE)
- 7.0About 304 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 6.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.5
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 (2,099), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $35.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.5 million
- State revenue
- $22.5 million
- Local revenue
- $10.2 million
- Total spending
- $33.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,807
- Salaries
- $16.5 million49.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $42.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.0%
- State: 64.0%
- Local: 29.0%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,807
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in New Ulm Public School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Jefferson Elementary | Elementary | 1 to 4 | 643 | 13.4 |
| New Ulm CTE Center | High | 11 to 12 | 0 | |
| New Ulm High School | High | 9 to 12 | 687 | 18.6 |
| New Ulm Middle School | Middle | 5 to 8 | 617 | 15.8 |
| Out of State Care and Treatment | Other | K to 12 | 0 | |
| Washington Learning Center | Elementary | PK to K | 180 | 12.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Brown County
- Springfield Public School District 653 students
- Sleepy Eye Public School District 562 students
- River Bend Education District 226 students
- Comfrey Public School District 104 students
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.