Public schools in New Brighton, MN
New Brighton has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 5,252 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Mounds View Public Schools runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run New Brighton's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in New Brighton | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounds View Public Schools | 8 | 11,792 | $14,884 |
| Global Academy | 1 | 451 | $16,787 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in New Brighton, 1,812 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irondale Senior High | 1,812 | 20.5 | 35.3% | Mounds View Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in New Brighton, 823 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highview Middle School | 823 | 16.8 | 32.0% | Mounds View Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in New Brighton, 2,407 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Lake Kindergarten Center | 733 | 16.7 | 43.8% | Mounds View Public Schools |
| Bel Air Elementary | 729 | 15.0 | 31.1% | Mounds View Public Schools |
| Sunnyside Elementary | 498 | 12.0 | 41.0% | Mounds View Public Schools |
| Global Academy | 447 | 13.0 | 79.2% | Global Academy |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 other schools in New Brighton, 210 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth to Two Ecse | 93 | not reported | 40.9% | Mounds View Public Schools |
| Ecse Program | 82 | 4.9 | 54.9% | Mounds View Public Schools |
| Speech Program - Sp Ed Program | 35 | not reported | 14.3% | Mounds View Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How New Brighton's public schools compare with Minnesota's
The median New Brighton school has 15.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the Minnesota median of 13.7. 44% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 20% across the state. Its median school enrolls 498 students (state 275).
| New Brighton | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.0 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 498 | 275 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 44% | 20% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 11% | 22% |
| Charter schools | 11% | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 New Brighton schools and the 2,321 Minnesota schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in New Brighton
- Mounds View Public SchoolsRuns 8 of New Brighton's 9 public schools and spent $14,884 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,884
- Irondale Senior High, the largest high school in New Brighton1,812 students in 2024-25, 20.5 per teacher.1,812
- Compare Mounds View Public Schools with Global AcademyNew Brighton's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaMinnesota's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a New Brighton addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in New Brighton
How many public schools are in New Brighton, MN?
9 public schools with an address in New Brighton were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 5,252 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in New Brighton?
Irondale Senior High, with 1,812 students in 2024-25 (Mounds View Public Schools).Which districts run New Brighton's schools?
Mounds View Public Schools (8 schools), Global Academy (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25