Brule is served by exceptional schools that give families a variety of choices to meet the education needs of their children. All public schools have new facilities since 2015.
- South Platte Public Schools, located ten miles west of Brule, is a class D-2 school that serves 186 students K-12.
- Ogallala Public Schools, located nine miles east of Brule, is a class C-1 school that serves 901 students K-12.
- Perkins County Public Schools, located 21 miles south of Brule, is a C-1 school that serves 414 students K-12.
- St. Luke’s Catholic School (PK-5), 406 East 3rd Street, and St. Paul’s Lutheran School (PK-8), 312 West 3rd Street, are also available in Ogallala.
Education Service Unit 16, located in Ogallala, supports each of the school districts in the areas of staff development, standards, special education and technology services. The area is well known for its fine academic and extracurricular offerings with each school having its specialties. ESU #16 serves 657 teachers and 7,906 students in nine counties over 12,000 square miles.