Morris Hills Regional High School District

Morris Hills Regional High School District
Superintendent: James Jencarelli
Business Administrator: Joanne Gilman
Address: 48 Knoll Drive
Rockaway, NJ 07866
Grade Range: 9-12
School facilities: 2
Enrollment: 2,806 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 242.0
Student–teacher ratio: 11.6
District Factor Group: GH
Web site: http://www.mhrd.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
9-12
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $16,239 40 $13,710 18.4%
2 Classroom Instruction 9,144 42 7,588 20.5%
6 Support Services 2,501 40 1,987 25.9%
8 Administrative Cost 1,539 20 1,475 4.3%
10 Operations & Maintenance 2,029 36 1,816 11.7%
16 Median Teacher Salary 68,543 42 62,000
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[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, New Jersey, United States.

The district serves the residential communities of Denville Township (766 students), Rockaway Borough (315 students), Rockaway Township (1,250 students) and Wharton (331 students).[3]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 2,806 students and 242.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6.[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.[4]

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Awards and recognition

For the 1996-97 school year, both Morris Hills High School[5] and Morris Knolls High School[6] were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.

Schools

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend one of the district's two schools (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]):

Merle, Sisko, and Toriello are graduates of Morris Knolls. Cleffi is a graduate of Morris Hills.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9]

References

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