Morris Plains Schools

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Coordinates40°49′32″N 74°28′49″W / 40.82556°N 74.480366°W / 40.82556; -74.480366
Gradespre-K to 8
SuperintendentMark Maire
Business administratorCatherine Jenisch
Morris Plains Schools
Address
500 Speedwell Avenue
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07950
United States
Coordinates40°49′32″N 74°28′49″W / 40.82556°N 74.480366°W / 40.82556; -74.480366
District information
Gradespre-K to 8
SuperintendentMark Maire
Business administratorCatherine Jenisch
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment601 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty66.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitesites.google.com/mpsdk8.org/mpsdk8/home
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,84038$18,891−0.3%
1Budgetary Cost14,5423414,1592.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,176248,659−5.6%
6Support Services2,415392,16711.4%
8Administrative Cost1,898581,54722.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,859521,61215.3%
13Extracurricular Activities1774710470.2%
16Median Teacher Salary57,8742361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Morris Plains Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that educates students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Morris Plains, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 601 students and 66.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district.[4] Available slots are announced annually by grade.[5]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Morristown High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Morris School District, which also serves the communities of Morristown and Morris Township (for grades K-12).[7] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,856 students and 137.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[8]

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11]

  • Mountain Way School[12] with 209 students in grades PreK–2
    • Christine Lion-Bailey, principal[13]
  • Morris Plains Borough School[14] with 391 students in grades 3–8
    • Monica Crudele, principal[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

  • Mark Maire, superintendent of schools[18]
  • Catherine Jenisch, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

References

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