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Morris, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 16/100 ranks Morris Area Public Schools #402 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,488 per pupil, Morris Area Public Schools ranks #392 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,081
Total Enrollment
2
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$12,488
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morris Area Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 1,081 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Stevens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,488 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.3% local, 61.8% state, and 6.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 16/100, ranked #402 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 546:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.9% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Morris Area Elementary, enrolling 557 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Morris Area Elementary accounts for 51.0% of all Morris Area Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Morris Area Public Schools a distant remainder — means Morris Area Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Morris Area Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 546:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Morris Area Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 23.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Morris Area Public Schools is typically wider than the Morris Area Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Morris Area Public Schools?
Morris Area Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,081 students.
How much does Morris Area Public Schools spend per student?
Morris Area Public Schools spends $12,488 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #402 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Morris Area Public Schools?
Morris Area Public Schools students are 66.9% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morris Area Public Schools?
Morris Area Public Schools has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #402 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.