It is part of the New Ulm Public Schools district.

[2] A new high school was built and opened in the fall of 2016 after a referendum was passed in 2014.

The original 1915 high school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Student organizations include Speech, Math Counts, Knowledge Bowl, Junior High Knowledge Bowl, Robotics, One Act, SPOTS, Student Council, FFA, FCCLA, Oak Street Singers, Jazz Band, Choir, Band, Pops Choir, Mock Trial, and Yearbook.

New Ulm High School competes in the Big South Conference.