Elementary school (grades K-5) · Roseville, MN

Brimhall Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Brimhall Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 273243001386
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brimhall Elementary earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#5 of 11
public schools in Roseville · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
16.7:1
students per teacher
35.5%
free-lunch eligible

Brimhall Elementary has class sizes near the Minnesota median. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Brimhall Elementary ranks #5 of 11 public schools in Roseville, MN.

Enrollment

569

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.7:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

+6% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

35.5%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Brimhall Elementary compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Brimhall Elementary

Brimhall Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Roseville, Minnesota, enrolling 569 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.7:1 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 35.5% lands close to the Minnesota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 569 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.

Against 425 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #84.

Its student body is led by White (43%) and African American (24%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 73/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Roseville Public School District also operates Roseville Area Senior High (2,276 students) and Roseville Area Middle (853 students) alongside Brimhall Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Brimhall Elementary compares

Brimhall Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.7:1 ▲ 6% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.5% ▼ 17% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 569 top 20% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
569
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.5%
free-lunch eligible - 17% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.7:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 67% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 33% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
21.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,642
per pupil, district-wide - above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 42.5%
African American 23.9%
Asian 13.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Two or More 9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%

Largest group: White at 42.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.5, Brimhall Elementary is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Roseville Public School District, which includes Brimhall Elementary.

$15,642
Per student
+2%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.3%
State 54.5%
Federal 12.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Brimhall Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Roseville Area Senior High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Roseville Area Middle Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Parkview Center School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Little Canada Elementary Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Williams Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Brimhall Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Roseville Public School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Brimhall Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Brimhall Elementary

How many students attend Brimhall Elementary?

Brimhall Elementary has 569 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Roseville, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brimhall Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Brimhall Elementary is 16.7:1, which is 6% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brimhall Elementary?

35.5% of students at Brimhall Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brimhall Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Brimhall Elementary is White at 42.5% of enrollment, in Roseville, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brimhall Elementary?

Brimhall Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Brimhall Elementary rank among public schools in Roseville?

By Resource Investment Index, Brimhall Elementary ranks #5 of 11 public schools in Roseville, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Roseville on the city page.

Is Brimhall Elementary a good school?

Brimhall Elementary earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Roseville Public School District?

Besides Brimhall Elementary, Roseville Public School District also operates Roseville Area Senior High (2,276 students), Roseville Area Middle (853 students), and Parkview Center School (718 students). See the Roseville Public School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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