Morris School District
School district in Morris County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Morris School District is a comprehensive public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from three municipalities in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The communities in the district are Morristown and Morris Township, along with students from Morris Plains in grades 9-12 who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Morris Plains Schools.[3][4][5]
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31 Hazel Street
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.80541°N 74.475909°W / 40.80541; -74.475909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Anne Mucci | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Anthony LoFranco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 5,216 (as of 2018–19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 441.4 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 11.8:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 5,216 students and 441.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]
In addition to its PreK-12 program, the Morris School District operates a Community School that offers an extensive adult school curriculum. The Community School also provides a before and after-school childcare program, Sunrise Sunset, for Morris School District children of busy parents. Housed in each of the district's elementary schools, Sunrise Sunset offers a supervised environment in which boys and girls can work and play before and after school. The Community School's summer program, Summer Plus, provides children with a local alternative to summer camp.