Morris Plains Schools

Morris Plains Schools
Address
500 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07950
United States
Coordinates40°49′32″N 74°28′49″W / 40.82556°N 74.480366°W / 40.82556; -74.480366
District information
Gradespre-K to 8
SuperintendentMark Maire
Business administratorCatherine Jenisch
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment578 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty61.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.morrisplainsschooldistrict.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,84038$18,891−0.3%
1Budgetary Cost14,5423414,1592.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,176248,659−5.6%
6Support Services2,415392,16711.4%
8Administrative Cost1,898581,54722.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,859521,61215.3%
13Extracurricular Activities1774710470.2%
16Median Teacher Salary57,8742361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Morris Plains Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that educates students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Morris Plains, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 578 students and 61.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[3]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Morristown High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Morris School District, which also serves the communities of Morristown and Morris Township (for grades K-12).[4] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,860 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Morris Plains School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Morristown High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Comprised of 1,848 ethnically diverse students speaking more than 20 different languages, the educational program serves the students entrusted to the school by its communities: Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains."
  5. ^ School data for Morristown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.