West Morris Central High School

West Morris Central High School is one of the average-sized four-year high schools in CHESTER, New Jersey, one of the schools within West Morris Regional High School District, with 1,015 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

West Morris Regional High School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 2,027 students. West Morris Central High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Morris Central High School reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Morris Central High School has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 1% of students at West Morris Central 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 noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Morris Central High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 61.2%, a residual of -4.2 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $137,326 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which West Morris Central High School is one.

The closest other public school is Mountain View Elementary School, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Morris Central High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Morris Central High School has edged down 18%, going from 1,239 students in 2018 to 1,015 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 74% over that span.

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