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Enrollment
535
High
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270038304728
Morris Area Secondary
201 S COLUMBIA AVE, MORRIS, MN 56267 · (320) 589-4400 · Stevens County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
132 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 19% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
64.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Morris Area Secondary
Morris Area Secondary's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Area Secondary this school | 535 | 24.7% | 54.6% |
| ST. CHARLES SECONDARY SAINT CHARLES | 479 | 27.6% | 38.6% |
| GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH GLENCOE | 468 | 28.8% | 41.2% |
| ROCKFORD SECONDARY ROCKFORD | 479 | 24.6% | 44.9% |
| Jordan High School JORDAN | 619 | 24.6% | 51.6% |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR | 500 | 30.6% | 58.8% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Morris Area Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #51 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #11 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #94 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #160 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #145 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #132 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #348 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #73 of 181 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 27.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 535 | 32.8 | 16.3:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 33.5 | 15.6:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 19.1 | 27.6:1 | 30% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 19 | 27.1:1 | 16% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 33.5 | 14.2:1 | 22% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 24% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Area Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (476 to 535); teachers down 2% (33.5 to 32.8).
About Morris Area Secondary
Federal records list Morris Area Secondary as a high school in MORRIS, Minnesota. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 535 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 1,092 students spread across 2 schools.
The share of White students at Morris Area Secondary is 73%, a majority. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Stevens County is about 82% White. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Morris Area Secondary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 16.3:1 is based on 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 16.3:1. In all, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Minnesota public high schools, Morris Area Secondary outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Morris Area Secondary would score about 51.8%. It scores 54.6%, 2.8 points above that figure.
In the wider Stevens County area, median household income comes to about $75,733, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Morris Area Secondary shares Stevens County with 6 other public schools.
Midwest Special Education Co-op is less than a tenth of a mile from Morris Area Secondary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Morris Area Secondary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Morris Area Secondary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 27.1:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,739
Census ACS
Median income
$75,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,691 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- Morris Area ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Other schools in MORRIS
- Morris Area ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Midwest Special Education Co-opElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Midwest Special Education Co-op0.1 mi · 20
- Morris Area Elementary0.1 mi · 557
- HANCOCK ELEMENTARY7.9 mi · 233
- HANCOCK SEC.7.9 mi · 204
- CHOKIO-ALBERTA SECONDARY13.4 mi · 69
- CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY13.4 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Area SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Morris Area Secondary?
Morris Area Secondary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Morris Area Secondary serve?
Morris Area Secondary serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morris Area Secondary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morris Area Secondary is approximately 16.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morris Area Secondary?
Student demographics at Morris Area Secondary are roughly 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Morris Area Secondary in?
Morris Area Secondary is part of MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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