Parsippany High School

Parsippany High School is a moderately sized secondary school in Parsippany, New Jersey, part of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. The school serves 900 students in grades 9 through 12.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 7,027 students; Parsippany High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Parsippany High School reports that the most-represented group is Asian (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Morris County as a whole is about 11% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Parsippany High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parsippany High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.9%, the actual is 48.8%, a residual of -3.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate median household income runs about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Parsippany High School is one.

Northvail Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parsippany High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Parsippany High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 65.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 897 students in 2018 compared to 900 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 34%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.