West Morris Regional High School District

West Morris Regional High School District
10 South Four Bridges Road
Chester, NJ 07930
District information
Grades 9-12
Superintendent Michael Ben-David
Business administrator L. Douglas Pechanec
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,750 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 208.0 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 13.22:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://www.wmrhsd.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		9-12
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$18,7619$18,891-0.7%
1Budgetary Cost14,5611515,592-6.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,509178,807-3.4%
6Support Services2,076152,294-9.5%
8Administrative Cost1,593191,5920.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,30031,954-33.5%
13Extracurricular Activities1,0663587322.1%
16Median Teacher Salary71,2403171,726
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 West Morris Regional High School District is a limited purpose regional public high school district in New Jersey that serves students from the surrounding Morris County communities of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township.[3] Elementary school students of the constituent municipalities attend separate K-8 school districts maintained by four of the five municipalities. Chester Borough and Chester Township schools are consolidated under the Chester Township Public School District and the remaining three municipalities each have their own districts (Mendham Borough Schools, Mendham Township Public Schools and Washington Township Schools).[3]

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 2,750 students and 208.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.22:1.[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.[4]

Both schools in the district are fully accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the International Baccalaureate program.[5] In August 2015, West Morris Central (ranked 151st) and Mendham (18th) were ranked among "America's Top High Schools 2015" by Newsweek magazine.[6]

History

The district was established in March 1956, with the first school opening on September 1, 1958, at what is now West Morris Central. The district originally included Mount Olive Township, until that municipality voted to leave the regional system. Students from Mount Olive Township attended West Morris Central High School until 1972. West Morris Mount Olive High School, in Flanders, opened in 1972 and was operated by the regional district until the 1978-1979 school year, with the West Morris Mount Olive High School Class of 1978 being the last graduating class from this facility under the regional administration. The high school building and remaining faculty became part of the Mount Olive Township School District and is operated as Mount Olive High School.[7]

Schools

The District operates two grade 9-12 comprehensive high schools (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]):[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

The district's board of education is composed of nine members, with five from Washington Township, two from Chester Borough / Chester Township and one each from Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for West Morris Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 West Morris Regional High School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015. "http://education.state.nj.us/pr/1314/narrative/27/5660/27-5660-000.html"
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  5. ↑ About, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed October 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ Staff. "America's Top High Schools 2015", Newsweek. Accessed October 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ History, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed June 28, 2012.
  8. ↑ West Morris Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the West Morris Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ West Morris Central High School, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ West Morris Mendham High School, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ Contacts, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ Superintendent, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  15. ↑ Business Office, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed August 19, 2014.
  16. ↑ Board of Education, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed August 19, 2014.

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Coordinates: 40°48′31″N 74°43′49″W / 40.80851°N 74.730149°W / 40.80851; -74.730149

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