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Morris Knolls High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
50 Knoll Drive
Denville, NJ 07834
Phone
(973) 664-2201
District
MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
MORRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1388
Classroom Teachers
130

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.8% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Morris Knolls High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
71%
40%
78%
47%
64%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 331 23.8%
Grade 10 336 24.2%
Grade 11 328 23.6%
Grade 12 306 22.0%
Total 1388 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.9% 56.9% 41.1%
Black 3.4% 3.6% 15.3%
Hispanic 19.2% 30.6% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.3% 8.8% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 7.6% 13.4% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 6.1% 10.0% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 3.5% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 56,200 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 903.0 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.9% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,628 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.7% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 49.7% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 39.0% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.5% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.9% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.8% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,598 $41,646,660 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,761 $7,371,870 8.0%
Staff $1,169 $3,121,230 3.4%
General Administration $431 $1,150,770 1.2%
School Administration $1,173 $3,131,910 3.4%
Operation $1,958 $5,227,860 5.7%
Transportation $1,560 $4,165,200 4.5%
Other $969 $2,587,230 2.8%
Total Support $10,021 $26,756,070 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,042 $24,142,140 26.1%
Total Expenditures $34,661 $92,544,870 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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