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Morris Plains Schools, New Jersey

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Morris Plains Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 601 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Morris Plains Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Morris County). During the 2024 school year, 601 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Morris Plains Schools consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Diane Del Russo2027
Lucia Galdi2027
Amy Lyons2027
Shawna Longo2026
Denise Rawding2026
Jessica Williams2026
Adam Higgins2025
Maria Manley2025
Christina Perry2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $705,000 $1,211 3%
Local: $18,373,000 $31,569 78%
State: $4,426,000 $7,605 19%
Total: $23,504,000 $40,385
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,747,000 $37,365
Total Current Expenditures: $15,299,000 $26,286
Instructional Expenditures: $9,441,000 $16,221 43%
Student and Staff Support: $2,429,000 $4,173 11%
Administration: $1,715,000 $2,946 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,714,000 $2,945 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $424,000 $728
Construction: $330,000 $567
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $188,000 $323


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 60-79 <=20 11-19 PS 45-49
2018-2019 72 80-89 21-39 40-59 PS 75-79
2017-2018 69 >=90 <50 40-59 70-74
2016-2017 69 >=80 <50 21-39 PS 70-74
2015-2016 71 >=80 <50 40-59 >=50 70-74
2014-2015 65 >=80 <50 40-49 PS 66
2013-2014 87 >=80 >=50 70-79 PS 88
2012-2013 87 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS 88
2011-2012 92 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS 93
2010-2011 91 >=80 PS >=80 PS 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 56 70-79 21-39 40-49 PS 55-59
2018-2019 76 80-89 40-59 40-59 PS 80-84
2017-2018 75 80-89 <50 40-59 75-79
2016-2017 75 >=80 >=50 21-39 PS 75-79
2015-2016 74 >=80 >=50 40-59 <50 77
2014-2015 74 >=80 >=50 30-39 PS 77
2013-2014 84 >=80 >=50 70-79 PS 85
2012-2013 83 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS 83
2011-2012 85 60-79 >=50 60-79 PS 87
2010-2011 86 60-79 PS 60-79 PS 88

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 601 3.8
2022-2023 578 -0.7
2021-2022 582 -0.5
2020-2021 585 -2.6
2019-2020 600 3.7
2018-2019 578 -0.2
2017-2018 579 -0.7
2016-2017 583 -45.8
2015-2016 850 0.6
2014-2015 845 26.4
2013-2014 622 1.3
2012-2013 614 -2.1
2011-2012 627 50.4
2010-2011 311 -106.1
2009-2010 641 0.3
2008-2009 639 4.2
2007-2008 612 -0.8
2006-2007 617 3.1
2005-2006 598 3.0
2004-2005 580 -0.5
2003-2004 583 3.8
2002-2003 561 -1.1
2001-2002 567 6.7
2000-2001 529 4.2
1999-2000 507 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Morris Plains Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 9.2 10.3
Black 4.2 14.5
Hispanic 18.0 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.2 3.1
White 66.4 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Morris Plains Schools had 66.27 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.07.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 5.00
Elementary: 38.17
Secondary: 7.10
Total: 66.27

Morris Plains Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 2.50
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 23.17
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 11.90
Other Support Services: 13.43


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Morris Plains Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Morris Plains Borough School3913-8
Mountain Way School209PK-2

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    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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