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Morristown, New Jersey - 10 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Morris School District #212 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,849 per pupil, Morris School District ranks #285 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,682
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$24,849
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morris School District operates 10 public schools serving 5,682 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Morris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,849 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.4% local, 27.9% state, and 5.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #212 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 152.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% Hispanic or Latino, 37.9% White, 7.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodland School, with a diversity index of 63.8/100.
Its largest campus is Morristown High School, enrolling 1,816 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lafayette Learning Center, at 118 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Morristown High School accounts for 32.0% of all Morris School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Morris School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Morris School District school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Morris School District school enrollment ranges from 118 students (lowest) to 1,816 students (highest), a spread of 1,698 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Morris School District student-counselor ratio is 153:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Morris School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Morris School District is typically wider than the Morris School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Morris School District has 10 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 5,682 students.
How much does Morris School District spend per student?
Morris School District spends $24,849 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #212 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Morris School District?
Morris School District students are 48.3% Hispanic or Latino, 37.9% White, 7.1% African American, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morris School District?
Morris School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #212 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.