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Moorhead High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2300 4 Th Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone
(218) 284-2300
District
Moorhead Area Public Schools
County
CLAY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1937
Classroom Teachers
97

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.7% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Moorhead High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
47%
45%
50%
31%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 544 28.1%
Grade 10 520 26.8%
Grade 11 464 24.0%
Grade 12 409 21.1%
Total 1937 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.9% 70.2% 66.2%
Black 10.8% 13.3% 12.6%
Hispanic 9.1% 11.5% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.3% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.1% 3.7% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.1% 48.5% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 35.5% 42.4% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.6% 6.1% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 47,971 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 234.5 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.0% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.5% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 12.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,959 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 8.3% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.5% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.3% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 12.7% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,531 $63,233,000 47.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $455 $3,374,000 2.5%
Staff $813 $6,027,000 4.5%
General Administration $203 $1,508,000 1.1%
School Administration $516 $3,828,000 2.9%
Operation $920 $6,817,000 5.1%
Transportation $711 $5,269,000 3.9%
Other $205 $1,520,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,824 $28,343,000 21.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,643 $41,827,000 31.4%
Total Expenditures $17,998 $133,403,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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