Morris Hills Regional High School District

Morris Hills Regional High School District
Address
48 Knoll Drive
Rockaway
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07866
United States
Coordinates40°53′09″N 74°30′28″W / 40.88587°N 74.507808°W / 40.88587; -74.507808
District information
Grades9-12
Established1949
SuperintendentNicholas Norcia
Business administratorAlicia Valverde-Mesa (acting)
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment2,606 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty251.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.mhrd.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 9-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$24,43741$18,89129.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,7963215,5927.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,633348,8079.4%
6Support Services2,575312,29412.2%
8Administrative Cost1,863391,59217.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,763151,954−9.8%
13Extracurricular Activities9833387312.6%
16Median Teacher Salary78,2503871,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Morris Hills Regional District is a comprehensive regional public school district that consists of two four-year public high schools serving four suburban communities in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves the residential communities of Denville Township (Denville Township School District), Rockaway Borough (Rockaway Borough Public Schools), Rockaway Township (Rockaway Township Public Schools) and Wharton (Wharton Borough School District).[3][4][5]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 2,606 students and 251.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Morris Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Morris Hills Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Morris Hills Regional High School District. Accessed June 10, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades 9 through 12 in the Morris Hills Regional School District. Composition: The Morris Hills Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Denville Township, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, and Wharton Borough for the limited purpose of providing and operating a high school."
  4. ^ About Us, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed June 4, 2020. "The Morris Hills Regional District accommodates students in grades nine through twelve from Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, and Wharton, as well as out-of-district students through the New Jersey School Choice Program.... Morris Hills High School receives students from Wharton, the southern-most portion of Rockaway Township.... Rockaway Borough north of Route #46. Morris Knolls High School receives students from Denville, all of Rockaway Township with the exception of White Meadow Lake and the area described above in the southern part of Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough south of Route #46...."
  5. ^ Sending Districts, Morris Hills Regional High School District. Accessed June 10, 2023.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 2, 2015.