Mora Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Mora Public School District (district ID 2721480)

Public school district · Kanabec County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2721480

Mora Public Schools spent $12,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,656 students in 2024-25; 65.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,586 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mora Public Schools in enrollment (1,543 to 1,684 students) and Mora Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Mora Public Schools, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Perham-Dent $13,316; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District …$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Perham-Dent$13,316Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Mora Public Schools, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Perham-Dent $13,316; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District 883$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Perham-Dent$13,316Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Mora Public Schools, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Perham-Dent $13,316; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District 883$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Perham-Dent$13,316Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Mora Public Schools, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Perham-Dent $13,316; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District 883$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Perham-Dent$13,316Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$28,624,000 in revenue: 65.8% state, 25.2% local and 9.0% federal. Total spending including $26,379,000 of capital outlay was $50,666,000, or $30,856 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mora Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,834,000; Local $7,211,000; Federal $2,579,000; total $28,624,000.
  • State$18,834,000 66%
  • Local$7,211,000 25%
  • Federal$2,579,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 163 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,642 students in 2022-23, 1,653 students in 2023-24, 1,656 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mora Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,642, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,65605001k1.5k2k2022-231,6422023-241,6532024-251,656
Mora Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,642, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,65605001k1.5k2k2022-231,6422023-241,6532024-251,656
Mora Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,642, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,65605001k1.5k2k2022-231,6422023-241,6532024-251,656
Mora Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,642, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,65605001k1.5k2k2022-231,6422023-241,6532024-251,656

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,642106.315.4
2023-241,653109.315.1
2024-251,656103.416.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$6,859,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,177 per student

Mora Public Schools booked $6,859,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 107 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $64,211 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 54 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,434,00079.2%
Special education$1,188,00017.3%
Vocational$237,0003.5%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,813 in 2018-19, $3,747 in 2019-20, $4,051 in 2020-21, $4,101 in 2021-22, $4,177 in 2022-23.

Mora Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,813, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $4,051, 2021-22: $4,101, 2022-23: $4,17702k4k6k2018-19$3,8132019-20$3,7472020-21$4,0512021-22$4,1012022-23$4,177
Mora Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,813, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $4,051, 2021-22: $4,101, 2022-23: $4,17702k4k6k2018-19$3,8132019-20$3,7472020-21$4,0512021-22$4,1012022-23$4,177
Mora Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,813, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $4,051, 2021-22: $4,101, 2022-23: $4,17702k4k6k2018-19$3,8132019-20$3,7472020-21$4,0512021-22$4,1012022-23$4,177
Mora Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,813, 2019-20: $3,747, 2020-21: $4,051, 2021-22: $4,101, 2022-23: $4,17702k4k6k2018-19$3,8132019-20$3,7472020-21$4,0512021-22$4,1012022-23$4,177

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mora Public Schools scored proficient or above: 61% in reading and 52% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts61%51.1%832
Math52%44.8%825

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 132 students in Mora Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%83.3%
Students in the class13269,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 862 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mora Elementary School86215.238.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 12 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mora Middle Level Alc1270.625.0%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 782 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mora Secondary74316.031.0%Eligible, no program
Mora Alternative Learning Center39not reported53.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Mora Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mora Public Schools

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentMora Public Schools ranks 132 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,666).#132 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaMora Public Schools is the number 108 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 1,642 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#108 of 543
  3. Milaca Public SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 1,684 students in fall 2022, $12,515 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,515
  4. Perham-Dent Public School DistrictThe next smaller Minnesota district: 1,632 students in fall 2022, $13,316 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,316
  5. Compare Mora Public Schools with Milaca Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mora Secondary, its largest high school743 students in 2024-25, 16.0 per teacher.743
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaMora Public Schools spent $64,211 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$64,211
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mora Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Mora Public Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 1,656 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mora Public Schools spend per student?
    $12,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,586 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mora Public Schools' money come from?
    $28,624,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.8% state, 25.2% local and 9.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mora Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 196 of the 1,812 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Mora Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,859,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,177 per student. Divided by the 107 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,211 per teacher, more than 54 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Mora Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mora Public Schools scored proficient or above: 61% in reading and 52% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Mora Public Schools?
    85-89% of the 132 students in Mora Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Mora Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2721480. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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