Morris School District

Public school district · Morris County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3410810

Morris School District spent $24,771 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 52% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 10 schools enrolled 5,138 students in 2024-25; 28.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,494 per student, up 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 84% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Morris in enrollment (5,438 to 5,822 students) and Morris itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Morris, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schoo…$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public S…$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Morris, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schools$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Morris, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k22.5k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schools$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Morris, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k22.5k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schools$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$164,645,000 in revenue: 28.9% state, 66.8% local and 4.3% federal. Total spending including $10,360,000 of capital outlay was $169,657,000, or $29,859 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Morris School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $47,587,000; Local $109,945,000; Federal $7,113,000; total $164,645,000.
  • State$47,587,000 29%
  • Local$109,945,000 67%
  • Federal$7,113,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,198 students in 2022-23, 5,135 students in 2023-24, 5,138 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Morris School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,198, 2023-24: 5,135, 2024-25: 5,13802k4k6k2022-235,1982023-245,1352024-255,138
Morris School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,198, 2023-24: 5,135, 2024-25: 5,13802k4k6k2022-235,1982023-245,1352024-255,138
Morris School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,198, 2023-24: 5,135, 2024-25: 5,13802k4k6k2022-235,1982023-245,1352024-255,138
Morris School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,198, 2023-24: 5,135, 2024-25: 5,13802k4k6k2022-235,1982023-245,1352024-255,138

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,198449.011.6
2023-245,135455.111.3
2024-255,138473.910.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$37,175,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,543 per student

Morris School District booked $37,175,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 452 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $82,178 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 69 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$27,028,00072.7%
Special education$7,129,00019.2%
Other programs$3,018,0008.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,606 in 2018-19, $6,430 in 2019-20, $6,740 in 2020-21, $6,703 in 2021-22, $6,543 in 2022-23.

Morris School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,606, 2019-20: $6,430, 2020-21: $6,740, 2021-22: $6,703, 2022-23: $6,54302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6062019-20$6,4302020-21$6,7402021-22$6,7032022-23$6,543
Morris School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,606, 2019-20: $6,430, 2020-21: $6,740, 2021-22: $6,703, 2022-23: $6,54302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6062019-20$6,4302020-21$6,7402021-22$6,7032022-23$6,543
Morris School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,606, 2019-20: $6,430, 2020-21: $6,740, 2021-22: $6,703, 2022-23: $6,54302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6062019-20$6,4302020-21$6,7402021-22$6,7032022-23$6,543
Morris School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,606, 2019-20: $6,430, 2020-21: $6,740, 2021-22: $6,703, 2022-23: $6,54302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6062019-20$6,4302020-21$6,7402021-22$6,7032022-23$6,543

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Morris School District scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 37% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts57%48.6%
Math37%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

84% of the 524 students in Morris School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate84%90.5%
Students in the class524106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

7 elementary schools, 2,126 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Normandy Park School3719.828.8%Not Title I
Alfred Vail School34211.443.0%Targeted program
Sussex Avenue School32710.939.8%Targeted program
Woodland School29910.538.5%Targeted program
Thomas Jefferson School28510.436.5%Not Title I
Alexander Hamilton2518.253.0%Targeted program
Hillcrest School25111.051.4%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 1,078 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Frelinghuysen Middle School1,07810.539.3%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,816 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Morristown High School1,81613.134.1%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 118 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lafayette Learning Center1184.738.1%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Morris School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Morris School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentMorris School District ranks 158 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,771).#158 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyMorris School District is the number 59 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 5,682 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#59 of 672
  3. Orange Public SchoolsThe next larger New Jersey district: 5,744 students in fall 2022, $26,503 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,503
  4. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public SchoolsThe next smaller New Jersey district: 5,646 students in fall 2022, $20,926 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,926
  5. Compare Morris School District with Orange Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Morristown High School, its largest high school1,816 students in 2024-25, 13.1 per teacher.1,816
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyMorris School District spent $82,178 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$82,178
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Morris School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Morris School District?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 5,138 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Morris School District spend per student?
    $24,771 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,494 per student, up 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Morris School District's money come from?
    $164,645,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 28.9% state, 66.8% local and 4.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Morris School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 458 of the 5,666 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Morris School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $37,175,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,543 per student. Divided by the 452 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $82,178 per teacher, more than 69 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Morris School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Morris School District scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 37% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Morris School District?
    84% of the 524 students in Morris School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Morris School District's NCES district ID?
    3410810. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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