Total enrollment
7,571
+432 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools
Minnesota · 7,571 students · 1 city
In total, Moorhead Area Public Schools hosts 17 public K-12 schools with about 7,571 students, averaging 445 per school.
4-year change in Moorhead Area Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+2 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Moorhead Area Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #106 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,571 | #26 of 269 | #1,260 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #34 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #165 of 267 | #5,990 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.2% | #73 of 269 | #4,569 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #41 of 152 | #2,177 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Moorhead Area Public Schools
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Probstfield Elementary at 59.1% proficient to ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY at 35.4%, a gap of 23.7 points. That is the 36th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 6,783 to 7,245 students (up 7%) and from 398 to 480 full-time teachers (up 21%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL | Moorhead | Middle | 05-08 | 2,158 |
| MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL | Moorhead | High | 09-12 | 2,122 |
| S.G. Reinertsen Elementary | Moorhead | Elementary | KG-04 | 719 |
| Dorothy Dodds Elementary School | Moorhead | Elementary | KG-04 | 625 |
| ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY | Moorhead | Elementary | KG-04 | 616 |
| Robert Asp Elementary | Moorhead | Elementary | KG-04 | 580 |
| Probstfield Elementary | Moorhead | Elementary | KG-04 | 290 |
| PROBSTFIELD CENTER FOR EDUCATION | Moorhead | Elementary | PK-PK | 253 |
| Moorhead ALC | Moorhead | High | 05-12 | 138 |
| West Central Academy-S | Moorhead | Combined | 04-12 | 34 |
| Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten | Moorhead | Elementary | PK-PK | 20 |
| West Central Academy-N | Moorhead | Combined | 03-12 | 16 |
| Moorhead ALC - Barnesville | Moorhead | High | 07-12 | 0 |
| Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary | Moorhead | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Moorhead High School Career Academy | Moorhead | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Moorhead Online Elementary Academy | Moorhead | Elementary | KG-06 | 0 |
| Moorhead Online Secondary Academy | Moorhead | High | 07-12 | 0 |
About Moorhead Area Public Schools
Moorhead Area Public Schools is a thinly populated Minnesota school district running 17 schools with combined enrollment near 7,571.
Looking at the level breakdown, Moorhead Area Public Schools is built around 8 elementary, 1 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Moorhead Area Public Schools is about 445, above the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Moorhead Area Public Schools has grew 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,139 students to 7,571. The school count climbed from 10 to 12 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Moorhead Area Public Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.