Morris Area Secondary

Morris Area Secondary is a 9-12 campus of mid-sized scale in MORRIS, Minnesota, overseen by MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, hosting 535 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 44% above the state mean of about 371.

Within MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 1,092 students, Morris Area Secondary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Morris Area Secondary lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Morris Area Secondary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

In the area at large, Stevens County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,733, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Stevens County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,691 students), Morris Area Secondary is one campus in the mix.

Midwest Special Education Co-op is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Morris Area Secondary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morris Area Secondary has grew 12%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 535 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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