📍 2300 4th Ave S, Moorhead, Clay County, 56560
Moorhead High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Moorhead, Clay County. The school has 1,937 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moorhead Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 97.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Moorhead High School enrolls 1,937 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 97.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 10% Black or African American and 8.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,392 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 198 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 104 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 55 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
777 of the school's 1,937 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 688 qualify for free lunch and 89 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Moorhead High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 4.
Moorhead High School is one of 16 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools, based in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. The district serves 7,571 students district-wide and employs 469 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,937 students, Moorhead High School is larger than the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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