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Morris Plains, NJ
Public School Ratings




Morris Plains Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Morris Plains School District details

Morris Plains School District
520 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ 07950

582 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

9 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Morris Plains School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.5% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
60%
40%
67%
47%
54%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Morris Plains Borough School
500 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ, 07950
03-08
Mountain Way School
205 Mountain Way
Morris Plains, NJ, 07950
PK-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.8% 41.1%
Black 5.6% 15.3%
Hispanic 16.0% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.7% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 8.1% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,270 $7,855,840 38.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,296 $1,359,232 6.6%
Staff $976 $577,792 2.8%
General Administration $917 $542,864 2.7%
School Administration $946 $560,032 2.7%
Operation $2,012 $1,191,104 5.8%
Transportation $100 $59,200 0.3%
Other $873 $516,816 2.5%
Total Support $8,120 $4,807,040 23.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,208 $7,819,136 38.2%
Total Expenditures $34,598 $20,482,016 100.0%
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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