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There were 3,512 students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Brown County comprised 53.1% boys, with girls representing the remaining 46.9%.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in Brown County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 13.2%, 1.8% multiracial students, 0.7% American Indian students, 0.6% Asian students, 0.4% Black students and less than 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.

New Ulm High School had the highest enrollment among Brown County's 12 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 687 students.

With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota's public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average. 

School name	Total enrollment in 2023-24	Total enrollment in 2024-25	% change
New Ulm High School	712	687	-3.5%
Jefferson Elementary	624	643	3%
New Ulm Middle School	609	617	1.3%
Springfield Elementary	300	339	13%
Sleepy Eye Elementary	349	324	-7.2%
Springfield Secondary	299	314	5%
Sleepy Eye Sec.	247	238	-3.6%
Washington Learning Center	190	180	-5.3%
Comfrey Elementary	49	57	16.3%
Comfrey Secondary	56	47	-16.1%
River Bend Area Learning Center	60	43	-28.3%
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