Other / mixed grade configuration · Morristown, NY

Morristown Central School

Federal NCES profile for Morristown Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361989001817
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
39
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Morristown Central School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

37
Resource Index · Typical
9.3:1
small classes for New York
58.4%
free-lunch eligible
307
students enrolled

Morristown Central School has class sizes smaller than 79% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-13 students YoY

Morristown Central School held near 316 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 33.4 → 33.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-13 students YoY 361989001817 · Morristown, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

307 enr · 9.3:1 · 58.4% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Tarrant Elementary School (307 students)

Morristown Central School held near 316 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount). Teacher FTE held 33.4 → 33.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Morristown Central School compares

Morristown Central School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.3:1 ▼ 21% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 58.4% ▲ 4% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 307 top 74% - -

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

9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
307
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
58.4%
free-lunch eligible - 4% above the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.3:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 21% in New York - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,843
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 307 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
49
in-school suspensions + 47 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 16.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 31.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 98.0%
Asian 1.0%
Two or More 0.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.3%

Largest group: White at 98.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.9, Morristown Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Morristown Central School District reports $27,843 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Morristown Central School

How many students attend Morristown Central School?

Morristown Central School has 307 students enrolled. It is a public school in Morristown, NY. CCD year-over-year: 329 (2022-23) → 316 (2023-24), nearly flat (-13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Morristown Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Morristown Central School is 9.3:1, which is 21% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 41% 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 Morristown Central School?

58.4% of students at Morristown Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Morristown Central School?

The largest demographic group at Morristown Central School is White at 98.0% of enrollment, in Morristown, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Morristown Central School?

Morristown Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Morristown Central School District?

None reported; Morristown Central School District operates only Morristown Central 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 2022-23) · 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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