Brainerd Public Schools (BPS), also known as ISD 181, is a school district headquartered in Brainerd, Minnesota. In addition to Brainerd it serves Baxter, Fort Ripley,

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, Merrifield, and most of Nisswa.

History

Jerry Walseth became the superintendent circa 2000. The Minnesota Association of School Administrators gave Walseth the Administrator of Excellence Award. In 2008 a referendum for school funding failed, and as a result the district closed two schools. Laine Larson became the superintendent in 2016. In 2021 the Minnesota Association of School Administrators gave her the Kay E. Jacobs Memorial Award.

Schools

; High school * Brainerd High School ; Middle school * Forestview Middle School ; Elementary school * Baxter Elementary School * Garfield Elementary School * Harrison Elementary School * Lowell Elementary School * Nisswa Elementary School * Riverside Elementary School ; Other * Brainerd Community Education * Brainerd Learning Center * Lincoln Education Center

Former schools

* Whittier Elementary School - In 2008 its enrollment was below 140 and it was scheduled to close that year.

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Brainerd Public Schools
School districts in Minnesota Education in Crow Wing County, Minnesota {{Minnesota-school-stub

History

Schools

Former schools

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