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Morris Area Public Schools

Morris Area Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,081 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Morris Area Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$91,805
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,651
Per-pupil spending
1,081
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in MN
$91,805

Morris Area Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,081 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $91,805, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,081 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Morris Area Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,081 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 97th percentile for Minnesota
  • 86th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Minnesota ranks #22 of 49 on the salary estimate and #21 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Morris Area Public Schools ranks #9 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil
  • +15.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Minnesota median

Among 354 Minnesota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Morris Area Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 4.3% into other programs , 3.9 points above the state median of 0.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Morris Area MN median Gap
Regular program 78.3% 79.6% -1.2 pp
Special education 14.2% 15.3% -1.1 pp
Vocational programs 3.1% 3.4% -0.3 pp
Other programs 4.3% 0.4% +3.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 354 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2700383 · FY2023.

LEAID 2700383 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Morris Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +35% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P86 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,081 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Red FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $91,805 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Minnesota · P86 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Wayzata (+$942est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Morris Area

Salary neighbourhood · Morris Area

Morris Area already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Morris Area

Morris Area Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$91,805 Top 14% higher than 86% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Morris Area Public Schools $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Morris Area in Minnesota's upper-third pay band

Same 310 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Morris Area Public Schools ranks #9 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Morris Area Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$91,804.65

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Minnesota price level
98.3 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$93,390

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Minnesota sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Minnesota compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Morris Area Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Morris Area Public Schools

Morris Area Public Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 1,081 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,651. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $91,805, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700383 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Morris Area Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 34.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (30.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 97% of them. Minnesota itself ranks #22 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Morris Area Public Schools reports $18.0M in total expenditure against $19.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Morris Area Public Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Minnesota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Morris Area Public Schools $91,805
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Morris Area Public Schools pays +9.5% more than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $16,651 vs $17,610

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Minnesota districts

On pay, Morris Area Public Schools sits closest to Red Lake Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Breckenridge Public School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Red Lake Public School District
  2. Orono Public School District
  3. Richfield Public School District
  4. Lake of the Woods School District
  5. Win-e-mac School District
  6. Big Lake Public School District
  7. Browerville Public School District
  8. Foley Public School District
  9. Mahtomedi Public School District
  10. Northfield Public School District
  11. Hancock Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Breckenridge Public School District
  2. Henning Public School District
  3. West Central Area
  4. Nrheg School District
  5. Aitkin Public School District
  6. Waseca Public School District
  7. New London-spicer School District
  8. Chatfield Public Schools
  9. Rushford-peterson Public Schools
  10. Hayfield Public School District
  11. Glencoe-silver Lake School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Morris Area Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Morris Area Public Schools: closest on enrollment (1,081 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($91,805 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$19.1M
Total Revenue
$18.0M
Total Expenditure
$6.3M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.3M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Morris Area Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Minnesota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Minnesota districts belongs to Bloomington Public School District at $101,366. Morris Area Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 9 of 250, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Minnesota sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Maine and Nevada are its nearest price peers.

View all Minnesota districts →

Other Minnesota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

St. James Public School District
$58,502
1,107 students
Cannon Falls Public School District
$57,289
1,055 students
Redwood Area School District
$57,199
1,113 students
Hawley Public School District
$77,406
1,048 students
Aitkin Public School District
$63,299
1,028 students
La Crescent-hokah School District
$49,479
1,028 students

This is a sample of 6 from 315 Minnesota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Area Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Morris Area Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Morris Area Public Schools is $91,805 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Morris Area Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Morris Area Public Schools pays 34.9% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $91,805.

How does Morris Area Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Morris Area Public Schools pays 30.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $91,805.

What is the per-pupil spending in Morris Area Public Schools?

Morris Area Public Schools spends approximately $16,651 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Morris Area Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Morris Area Public Schools's total expenditure of $18.0M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Morris Area Public Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.