Morris Plains Schools

Morris Plains Schools
500 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
District information
Grades pre-K to 8
Superintendent Mark Maire
Business administrator Warren Ceurvels (interim)
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 627 (as of 2012-13)[1]
Faculty 55.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 11.36:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.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, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 627 students and 55.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.36:1.[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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2012-13 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Morris Plains School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  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 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Comprised of 1,684 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 the Morris Plains Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Morris Plains Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Mountain Way School, Morris Plains Schools. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Morris Plains Borough School, Morris Plains Schools. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ District Administration, Morris Plains Schools. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.

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Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 74°28′49″W / 40.82556°N 74.480366°W / 40.82556; -74.480366

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