Morris Hills Regional High School District

Morris Hills Regional High School District
48 Knoll Drive
Rockaway, NJ 07866
District information
Grades 9-12
Superintendent James Jencarelli
Business administrator Joanne Gilman
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,783 (as of 2012-13)[1]
Faculty 227.6 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 11.24:1
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website http://www.mhrd.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		9-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$24,43741$18,89129.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,7963215,5927.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,633348,8079.4%
6Support Services2,575312,29412.2%
8Administrative Cost1,863391,59217.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,763151,954-9.8%
13Extracurricular Activities9833387312.6%
16Median Teacher Salary78,2503871,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Morris Hills Regional District is a comprehensive regional public school district that consists of two four-year public high schools serving four suburban communities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves the residential communities of Denville Township (Denville Township School District), Rockaway Borough (Rockaway Borough Public Schools), Rockaway Township (Rockaway Township Public Schools) and Wharton (Wharton Borough School District).[3]

As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 2,783 students and 247.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.24:1.[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.[4]

Awards and recognition

For the 1996-97 school year, both Morris Hills High School[5] and Morris Knolls High School[6] were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2012-13 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Morris Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Links to Sending District Schools, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail 1996-97 school year, Morris Hills High School, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 18, 2006. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail 1996-97 school year, Morris Knolls High School, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 18, 2006. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ School data for the Morris Hills Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Morris Hills Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ Morris Hills High School, Morris Hills Regional High School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Program of Studies 2013-2014 - About Our School District, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  11. ↑ Home page, Morris Hils High School. Accessed June 3, 2013. "Morris Hills is home to the Academy of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, a partnership with Morris County School of Technology."
  12. ↑ Morris Knolls High School, Morris Hills Regional High School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ Central Office Administration, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 2, 2015.

Coordinates: 40°53′09″N 74°30′28″W / 40.88587°N 74.507808°W / 40.88587; -74.507808

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