Public schools in Denville, NJ
Denville has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 4,070 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Denville Township School District runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Denville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Denville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denville Township School District | 3 | 1,688 | $25,541 |
| Morris Hills Regional School District | 1 | 2,673 | $32,079 |
| Morris County Vocational School District | 1 | 1,261 | $22,872 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Denville, 2,335 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Knolls High School | 1,450 | 11.0 | 11.9% | Morris Hills Regional |
| Morris County School of Technology | 885 | 11.8 | 6.6% | Morris County Vocational |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Denville, 571 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleyview Middle School | 571 | 10.5 | 6.0% | Denville Township |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Denville, 1,164 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary School | 699 | 11.9 | 10.4% | Denville Township |
| Riverview Elementary School | 465 | 9.4 | 2.8% | Denville Township |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Denville's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Denville school has 11.0 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New Jersey median of 11.3. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 699 students (state 435).
| Denville | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 699 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Denville schools and the 2,480 New Jersey schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Denville
- Denville Township School DistrictRuns 3 of Denville's 5 public schools and spent $25,541 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,541
- Morris Knolls High School, the largest high school in Denville1,450 students in 2024-25, 11.0 per teacher.1,450
- Compare Denville Township School District with Morris Hills Regional School DistrictDenville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Denville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Denville
How many public schools are in Denville, NJ?
5 public schools with an address in Denville were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 4,070 students.What is the largest high school in Denville?
Morris Knolls High School, with 1,450 students in 2024-25 (Morris Hills Regional School District).Which districts run Denville's schools?
Denville Township School District (3 schools), Morris Hills Regional School District (1 school), Morris County Vocational School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25