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Morris Public School District

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Morris Public School District is located in southwest Minnesota. Morris Public School District has 218.56 square miles of land area and 4.98 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Morris Public School District population is 7,092. Morris Public School District median household income is $52,865 in 2008-2012. Morris Public School District median house value is $144,500 in 2008-2012. On average, Morris Public School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (28 out of 321, top 9%) Elementary/Middle School: (55 out of 332, top 17%)* Rank: #37
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Population	7,092 (2010), rank #144
Population Growth	0.88% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	31.73/sq mi, rank #151
Median Household Income:	$52,865 at 2008-2012—22.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #146
Median House Price:	$144,500 at 2008-2012—16.34% increase since 2005-2009, rank #183
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	218.56 sq mi, rank #123
Water Area:	4.98 sq mi (2.23%), rank #137
State:	Minnesota
County:	Swift County, Stevens County
City:	Hancock, Morris, Donnelly, Herman
Zip:	56244, 56267, 56235, 56248

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Morris Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

201 South Columbia Ave

Morris MN, 56267, Stevens County

Phone: 320-589-4840

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	NA	1,020	994	984	1,047	955	909
English Language Learner Students:	NA	35	25	18	16	20	18
Total Teachers:	NA	65.76	66.66	64.79	64.45	61.80	60.50
Prekindergarten:	NA	0.90	0.83	0.90	1.16	0.90	0.80
Kindergarten:	NA	4.00	4.60	4.60	4.50	3.50	2.50
Elementary:	NA	30.77	30.16	28.00	28.17	26.80	26.80
Secondary:	NA	29.62	30.60	30.82	30.45	30.10	29.90
Ungraded:	NA	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.17	0.50	0.50
Total Other Staff:	0.00	83.59	75.59	75.51	73.05	73.70	67.10
Instructional Aides:	NA	35.15	28.89	29.21	27.14	26.00	20.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.50	1.00	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.50	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	NA	1.83	1.83	1.83	1.83	1.80	1.80
District Administrators:	NA	3.38	4.26	4.30	4.18	4.20	4.20
District Administrative Support:	NA	2.85	2.85	2.85	2.85	2.90	2.90
School Administrators:	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	3.91	3.91	3.93	3.93	3.90	3.90
Student Support Services:	NA	12.80	11.25	10.79	10.87	12.60	11.30
Other Support Services:	NA	20.67	19.60	19.60	19.25	19.30	19.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	15.51	14.91	15.19	16.25	15.45	15.02

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.6%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.3%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	49.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36.7%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.2%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.6%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.8%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.7%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76.5%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.8%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.7%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.3%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.4%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.6%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	92.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.4%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50.6%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.4%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.5%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	62.3%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	52.3%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.5%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.9%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.8%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.1%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.7%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.1%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	98.9%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.4%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	100%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.9%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.9%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.9%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.6%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.8%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.9%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55.9%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.4%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	46.7%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.3%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.7%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	71.2%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,272,000	$13,352		$13,522,000	$13,742		$13,022,000	$12,437
Federal:	$285,000	$287	2.1%	$577,000	$586	4.3%	$901,000	$861	6.9%
State:	$7,789,000	$7,836	58.7%	$7,709,000	$7,834	57.0%	$7,234,000	$6,909	55.6%
Local:	$5,198,000	$5,229	39.2%	$5,236,000	$5,321	38.7%	$4,887,000	$4,668	37.5%
Total Expenditures:	$12,179,000	$12,253		$11,709,000	$11,899		$11,558,000	$11,039
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,062,000	$9,117		$8,588,000	$8,728		$8,334,000	$7,960
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,131,000	$6,168	67.7%	$5,765,000	$5,859	67.1%	$5,609,000	$5,357	67.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$312,000	$314	3.4%	$272,000	$276	3.2%	$224,000	$214	2.7%
Administration:	$901,000	$906	9.9%	$836,000	$850	9.7%	$818,000	$781	9.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,718,000	$1,728	19.0%	$1,715,000	$1,743	20.0%	$1,683,000	$1,607	20.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$318,000	$320		$325,000	$330		$301,000	$287
Construction:	$194,000	$195		$160,000	$163		$156,000	$149
Total Other:	$457,000	$460		$521,000	$529		$564,000	$539
Interest on Debt:	$2,208,000	$2,221		$2,154,000	$2,189		$2,190,000	$2,092

Total Salary:	$6,273,000	$6,311		$5,956,000	$6,053		$5,776,000	$5,517
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,555,000	$4,582	72.6%	$4,257,000	$4,326	71.5%	$4,154,000	$3,968	71.9%
Other Salary:	$1,718,000	$1,728	27.4%	$1,699,000	$1,727	28.5%	$1,622,000	$1,549	28.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,349,000	$1,357		$1,343,000	$1,365		$1,416,000	$1,352
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$935,000	$941	69.3%	$980,000	$996	73.0%	$1,020,000	$974	72.0%
Other Benefit:	$414,000	$416	30.7%	$363,000	$369	27.0%	$396,000	$378	28.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	44.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	55.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	20.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	6.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	13.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	33.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	17.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,984.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,846.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,668.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$47,109.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,598.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$56,421.0

* Morris Public School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.