Morristown High School

As a roomy four-year high school in MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Morristown High School enrolls 1,816 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Morris School District. That puts it 95% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Morris School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,138 students. Morristown High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Morristown High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 40% White, 7% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 139 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 41% of students at Morristown High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Morris County (around 19%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Morristown High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.9%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Across the wider county, Morris County reports that median household income runs about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Morristown High School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

Alexander Hamilton is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morristown High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Morristown High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,793 (now 1,816). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 32% to 46%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.