Kraus-Anderson completes $226 million addition and renovation at White Bear Lake High School, North Campus

February 4, 2025

District improvements are all part of the state’s largest bond referendum

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (February 2025) – Kraus-Anderson (KA) has completed an extensive $226 million renovation and addition at White Bear Lake Area High School – North Campus, located at 5045 Division Ave. in White Bear Lake, Minn.

The extensive construction project allowed for the former North Campus site to become the single high school site serving grades 9-12 for the White Bear Lake Area School District.

Designed by Wold Architects and Engineers, the three-story, 595,000-square-foot high school features a250-000-square-foot addition with new classrooms, a 37,000-square-foot performing arts center, and a 92,000-square-foot athletic facility with track and field house. The project also includes 216,000 square feet of renovations to existing classrooms and the media center, provides safety and security upgrades, and expands the existing gym and union space.

Construction began in June of 2021.

The high school project is part of a long-range facilities plan that in total includes 16 district projects, allfunded by a 2019 $326 million school bond referendum, the largest in Minnesota history at the time it was approved. Completed projects, which address the district’s enrollment growth and building maintenance,consist of work at nine elementary schools including the new North Star Elementary, Mariner MiddleSchool (formerly White Bear Lake Area High School – South Campus), the Area Learning Center, Central Middle School, District Services Center and a Transportation Facility.

KA continues to lead the field of regional education construction projects and is currently ranked 20th inthe nation in the construction of K-12 facilities by Building Design and Construction magazine. Over thepast five years, KA has completed over $1 billion in K-12 projects. KA’s comprehensive school construction services include facility analysis and budget approaches, leading to informed and successful referendum initiatives.

About Kraus-Anderson Companies

Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson (www.krausanderson.com) is an integrated construction management, real estate and risk management enterprise working independently and in collaboration with a family of companies, including insurance, finance and realty operations. Kraus-Anderson, an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., Bismarck and Fargo, N.D., Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn., Des Moines, Iowa and Phoenix, Ariz.