Other / mixed grade configuration · Greenwich, NJ

Morris Goodwin School

Federal NCES profile for Morris Goodwin School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340615001848
0/100100/10064/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
77
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Morris Goodwin School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

64
Resource Index · Higher
3.9:1
small classes for New Jersey
35.4%
free-lunch eligible
85
students enrolled

Morris Goodwin School has class sizes smaller than 99% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

85

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

3.9:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-67% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

35.4%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

+20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Morris Goodwin School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:13.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Morris Goodwin School

Morris Goodwin School is a small combined-grade school in Greenwich, New Jersey, enrolling 85 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 3.9:1, Morris Goodwin School is leaner than roughly 99% of New Jersey schools and 67% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 35.4% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of New Jersey schools, with 85 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Among 20 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #3, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (74%) and African American (17%) (diversity index 42/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 170 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 9.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Greenwich Township School District operates only this one school, so Morris Goodwin School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 85 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New Jersey's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Morris Goodwin School compares

Morris Goodwin School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 3.9:1 ▼ 67% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.4% ▲ 20% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 85 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

3.9:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
85
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.4%
free-lunch eligible - 20% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
3.9:1
students per teacher - 67% below state mean
Top 1% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$25,662
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 74.1%
African American 16.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.2%
Asian 1.2%

Largest group: White at 74.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.7, Morris Goodwin School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Greenwich Township School District, which includes Morris Goodwin School.

$25,662
Per student
+3%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+55%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.9%
State 41.6%
Federal 8.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Morris Goodwin School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Morris Goodwin School

How many students attend Morris Goodwin School?

Morris Goodwin School has 85 students enrolled. It is a public school in Greenwich, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Morris Goodwin School?

The student-teacher ratio at Morris Goodwin School is 3.9:1, which is 67% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 75% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Morris Goodwin School?

35.4% of students at Morris Goodwin School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Morris Goodwin School?

The largest demographic group at Morris Goodwin School is White at 74.1% of enrollment, in Greenwich, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Morris Goodwin School?

Morris Goodwin School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Morris Goodwin School a good school?

Morris Goodwin School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Greenwich Township School District?

None reported; Greenwich Township School District operates only Morris Goodwin School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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