At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
7,571
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
17
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,570
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,566
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 7,094
- Teachers (FTE)
- 510.91
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.9:1
What current records say about Moorhead Area Public Schools
Moorhead Area Public Schools operates 17 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. NCES reports 7,571 students and 487.76 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Minnesota agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 27 of 327 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,570 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,566 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 162 of 327 in Minnesota. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 6.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 18%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 487.76
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $107,992,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Moorhead Area Public Schools
MOORHEAD, Minnesota
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 46.8435, -96.7597
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White63.2%
- Hispanic11.3%
- Black15%
- Asian1.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native3.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial5.7%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools
17 current directory entries
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Showing 1–17 of 17 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Dodds Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 625 | 13.1:1 | |
| ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY | ElementaryKG–04 | 616 | 14.2:1 | |
| HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle05–08 | 2,158 | 16.9:1 | |
| Moorhead ALC | High05–12 | 138 | 9.4:1 | |
| Moorhead ALC - Barnesville | High07–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 2,122 | 19:1 | |
| Moorhead High School Career Academy | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Moorhead Online Elementary Academy | ElementaryKG–06 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Moorhead Online Secondary Academy | High07–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten | OtherPK–PK | 20 | Not reported | |
| PROBSTFIELD CENTER FOR EDUCATION | OtherPK–PK | 253 | 7.3:1 | |
| Probstfield Elementary | ElementaryKG–04 | 290 | 41.4:1 | |
| Robert Asp Elementary | ElementaryKG–04 | 580 | 13.4:1 | |
| S.G. Reinertsen Elementary | ElementaryKG–04 | 719 | 13.7:1 | |
| West Central Academy-N | Other03–12 | 16 | Not reported | |
| West Central Academy-S | Other04–12 | 34 | 7.2:1 |